List of airline holding companies

This is a list of airline holding companies, that either own more than one airline or are the parent company of a single airline.

A company or firm in which the holding company owns a significant portion of voting shares, usually 20–50% or a "minority of share ownership", is known as an associate company. A company in which the holding company owns more than 50% voting shares or a "majority of share ownership" is known as a subsidiary. The holding company thus can also be referred to as the parent company at that stage.

Africa

EgyptAir Holding Company: • EgyptAir • EgyptAir Cargo • EgyptAir Express

Ethiopian Airlines Group: • Ethiopian Airlines • Malawi Airlines (49%)^[1] • ASKY (40%)^[2]
Kenya Airways Holding Company^[3]: Majority holdings:; • Kenya Airways • Jambojet • Kenya Airways Cargo • Kencargo Airlines International; Minority holdings:; • Precision Air - 41.23% shareholding

Libyan African Aviation Holding Company

• Libyan Airlines • Afriqiyah Airways • United Aviation

South African Airline Holdings Limited: • South African Airways • South African Express • Mango

Asia; Central, Far East, South, and Southwest

Air China Group: Majority holdings:; • Air China • Air China Cargo • Air Macau • AMECO • Tibet Airlines • Dalian Airlines • Shandong Airlines • Shenzhen Airlines; Minority holdings (by Air China):; • Cathay Pacific (30%) • Sichuan Airlines (10%)
ANA Holdings: Majority holdings:; • Air Japan; • Air Nippon; • All Nippon Airways; • Peach; • Vanilla Air; Minority holdings:; • Philippine Airlines (9.5%)
China Airlines Group: • China Airlines • Mandarin Airlines • Tigerair Taiwan
China Eastern Air Holding Company: Major holdings:; • China Cargo Airlines • China Eastern Airlines • China Eastern Yunnan Airlines • China United Airlines • Shanghai Airlines • OTT Airlines; Minor holdings:; • Air France–KLM • Sichuan Airlines (10%)
China Southern Air Holding: Major holdings:; • China Southern Airlines • Chongqing Airlines (60%) • GAMECO • XiamenAir (55%); Minority holdings:; • Sichuan Airlines (39%)
Sichuan Airlines Group: • Sichuan Airlines (40%) • Chengdu Airlines (40%)
Decor Aviation: • Air Pegasus
The Emirates Group: • Emirates • Emirates SkyCargo • Emirates Executive• FlyDubai
Etihad Airways: Majority holdings:; • Etihad Airways (100%); Minority former holdings:; • Air Serbia (49%) • Air Seychelles (40%) • Virgin Australia (24%)
Evergreen Group: • Eva Air • Uni Air
Hanjin: • Asiana Airlines (63.9%) • Korean Air • Jin Air
HNA Aviation: • Air Chang'an • China Xinhua Airlines • Hainan Airlines • Shanxi Airlines • Beijing Capital Airlines • Fuzhou Airlines • Grand China Air • GX Airlines • Hong Kong Airlines • Lucky Air • Tianjin Airlines • Urumqi Air • West Air • Suparna Airlines • Africa World Airlines • Azul Brazilian Airlines • MyCargo Airlines • Virgin Australia
InterGlobe Enterprises: • IndiGo
Jagson Group: • Jagson Airlines
Japan Airlines Corporation: • Japan Airlines • J-Air • Japan Air Commuter • Japan Transocean Air
Kumho Asiana Group: • Asiana Airlines (36.1%) • Air Busan (49%) • Air Seoul
LEPL Group: • Air Costa
NANSHAN Group: • Qingdao Airlines • Virgin Australia

Qatar Airways Group: Majority holdings:; • Qatar Airways • Qatar Airways Cargo; Minority holdings:; • IAG (Aer Lingus• British Airways • Iberia Airlines) (21%) • Cathay Pacific (10%) • LATAM (10%) • China Southern Airlines (5%)
Swire

Cathay Pacific (45%)
- Air Hong Kong (100%)
- HK Express (100%)
- Air China (18% cross-ownership)
- Air China Cargo (49%)

Tata Sons

Air India (74.9%)
- Air India Express

Temasek Holdings

Singapore Airlines (100%): • Scoot • Air India (25.1%)
Wadia Group: • GoAir (defunct)

Australasia, and Southeast Asia

AirAsia Group^[4]: AirAsia Cambodia • AirAsia • AirAsia X • Philippines AirAsia; Minority holdings: Indonesia AirAsia (49.25%) • Thai AirAsia (45%) • Thai AirAsia X (50%)

Garuda Indonesia Group: Citilink • Garuda Indonesia

Lion Air Group: Batik Air • Batik Air Malaysia • Lion Air • Super Air Jet • Thai Lion Air • Wings Air

Sriwijaya Air Group: NAM Air • Sriwijaya Air

PAL Holdings

Malaysia Aviation Group^[5]

Qantas Group^[6]

Singapore Airlines^[7]

VietJet Air

Vietnam Airlines^[8]

Vietnam Airlines
- Pacific Airlines (98%)
- Vietnam Air Services Company

Virgin Australia Holdings

CPAir Holdings^[9]

Cebu Pacific (66.15%)
- Cebgo

Europe

Air France–KLM: Air France (Air France Cargo • Air France Hop • Transavia France) • KLM (KLM Cargo • KLM Cityhopper • Martinair • Transavia); Minority holdings: Air Calédonie (2%) • Air Côte d'Ivoire (20%) • Air Mauritius (5%) • Air Tahiti (7%) • Air Corsica (12%) • Kenya Airways (7.8%) • Royal Air Maroc (3%) • Scandinavian Airlines (20%) • WestJet (2.3%)

Air Greenland A/S: Air Greenland; Minority holdings: Norlandair (25%)

Avia Solutions Group: Avion Express • Bluebird Nordic • KlasJet • SmartLynx Airlines (SmartLynx Airlines Estonia)

DHL Aviation: Blue Dart Aviation • DHL Aero Expreso • DHL Air Austria • DHL Air UK • DHL Aviation South Africa • DHL de Guatemala • DHL Ecuador • DHL International Aviation ME; Joint ventures: AeroLogic (50% with Lufthansa); Minority holdings: Polar Air Cargo (49% with Atlas Air) • Tasman Cargo Airlines (49%) • Vensecar Internacional (49%)

Icelandair Group: Icelandair • Icelandair Cargo

International Airlines Group^[10]: Aer Lingus • British Airways (BA CityFlyer) • Iberia (Iberia Express) • IAG Cargo • Vueling Airlines; Minority holdings: Air Europa (20%)

Lufthansa Group: Air Dolomiti • Austrian Airlines • Brussels Airlines • Eurowings • Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine • Swiss International Air Lines • Edelweiss Air; Joint ventures: AeroLogic (50% with DHL) • SunExpress (50% with Turkish Airlines)

Ryanair Holdings: Buzz • Malta Air • Lauda Europe • Ryanair • Ryanair UK

SAS Group: Scandinavian Airlines; Minority holdings: Air Greenland (37.5%)

Smartwings Group: Smartwings • Smartwings Hungary • Smartwings Poland • Smartwings Slovakia; Minority holdings: Czech Airlines (30%)

TAP Group: Portugália • PGA Express • TAP Portugal

TUI Group: TUI Airways • TUI fly Belgium • TUI fly Deutschland • TUI fly Netherlands • TUIfly Nordic; Minority holdings: Corsair International (27%)

Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı (English: Turkish Airlines Joint Stock Partnership): AJet • Turkish Airlines; Joint venture: SunExpress (50% with Lufthansa); Minority holdings: Air Albania (49.1%)

Virgin Group: Majority holdings: Virgin Atlantic (51%); Minority holdings: AirAsia X (20%) • Virgin Australia Holdings (8%)

North America

Air Transport Services Group: ABX Air • Air Transport International • Omni Air International

Alaska Air Group: Alaska Airlines • Horizon Air • Hawaiian Airlines

American Airlines Group: American Airlines • Envoy Air • Piedmont Airlines • PSA Airlines; Minority holdings: JetSmart (34%) China Southern Airlines (3%)^[11]

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings: Atlas Air; Majority holdings: Polar Air Cargo (51% with DHL)

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: Delta Air Lines • Endeavor Air; Minority holdings: Aeromexico (20%) • Air France-KLM (3%) • China Eastern Airlines (3%) • Korean Air (15%, via Hanjin ownership) • LATAM Airlines (10%) • Virgin Atlantic (49%) • WestJet (12.7%)

FLOAT Alaska: FLOAT Shuttle • New Pacific Airlines • Ravn Alaska • Ravn Connect

Grupo Aeromexico: Aeroméxico • Aeroméxico Connect

Republic Airways Holdings: Republic Airlines

Saltchuk: Aloha Air Cargo • Northern Air Cargo • Ryan Air

SkyWest, Inc.: SkyWest Airlines; Minority holdings: Contour Airlines (25%)

Trans States Holdings: GoJet Airlines

United Airlines Holdings: United Airlines; Minority holdings: Mesa Air Group (10%)

South and Central America

Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A.: Minority holdings:; • Aerohandling • Aerolíneas Argentinas Cargo • Aerolíneas Argentinas • JetPaq S.A. • Optar S.A. • AUSTRAL

Avior Airlines Group: Minority holdings:; • Avior Airlines • Avior Airlines Perú • Avior Regional • Gran Colombia de Aviación • Tiara Air

Copa Holdings: AeroRepública (Copa Airlines Colombia • Wingo) • Copa Airlines

Kingsland Holding: Minority holdings:; • (34%) AviancaTaca Holding S.A. - Avianca S.A. • TACA International Airlines S.A. • Volaris (25%); • (100%) TACA International Airlines S.A. - TACA Regional • LACSA • Aeroman • TACA Panamá

LATAM Airlines Group: Majority holdings:; • LAN Argentina • LAN Cargo • LAN Chile • LAN Ecuador • LAN Express • LAN Perú • LAN Colombia •; • ABSA Cargo Airline •LANCO • MasAir • TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A • TAM Airlines • TAM Paraguay

Synergy Aerospace Corp.^[12]: Majority holdings:; • (66%) AviancaTaca Holding S.A. - Avianca S.A. • TACA International Airlines S.A.; • (100%) Avianca S.A. - SAM S.A. • Tampa Cargo • VarigLog • OceanAir • Macair Jet • VIP S.A. • AeroGal • Capital Airlines • Helicol S.A. • TurbServ

Notes

^ "Ethiopian Airlines buys 49pc Stake in Air Malawi airlines partner". The Herald. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ Monks, Kieron (31 August 2017). "Ethiopian Airlines plot takeover of Nigeria's flagship fleet". CNN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ "Kenya Airways 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
^ AirAsia Group (2020-03-31). "Corporate Structure". Retrieved 2020-05-01.
^ Malaysia Aviation Group. "Who we are and what we do". Retrieved 2020-05-02.
^ Qantas Group. "Subsidiary companies". Retrieved 2020-05-01.
^ Singapore Airlines (2019-06-28), Annual Report FY2018/19 (PDF), retrieved 2020-05-01
^ Vietnam Airlines, Annual Report 2018 (PDF)
^ Cebu Pacific (2016-06-30). "Shareholdings Structure". Archived from the original on 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
^ International Airlines Group, Annual Report and Accounts 2019 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-15, retrieved 2020-05-01
^ "China Southern eyes world domination and puts Oneworld plans aside". South China Morning Post. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
^ "AVIAN: Stock Quote - Aerovias del Continente Americano SA". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

References

[1] "Ethiopian Airlines buys 49pc Stake in Air Malawi airlines partner". The Herald. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[2] Monks, Kieron (31 August 2017). "Ethiopian Airlines plot takeover of Nigeria's flagship fleet". CNN. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[3] "Kenya Airways 2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-05-23.

[4] AirAsia Group (2020-03-31). "Corporate Structure". Retrieved 2020-05-01.

[5] Malaysia Aviation Group. "Who we are and what we do". Retrieved 2020-05-02.

[6] Qantas Group. "Subsidiary companies". Retrieved 2020-05-01.

[7] Singapore Airlines (2019-06-28), Annual Report FY2018/19 (PDF), retrieved 2020-05-01

[8] Vietnam Airlines, Annual Report 2018 (PDF)

[9] Cebu Pacific (2016-06-30). "Shareholdings Structure". Archived from the original on 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

[10] International Airlines Group, Annual Report and Accounts 2019 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-15, retrieved 2020-05-01

[11] "China Southern eyes world domination and puts Oneworld plans aside". South China Morning Post. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-28.

[12] "AVIAN: Stock Quote - Aerovias del Continente Americano SA". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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