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%) • ASKY (40%)

Kenya Airways Holding Company

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

The Pilandair Group

• Pilandair • Pilandair SkyCargo • Pilandair Executive • FlyTschinvali • Pilandair Cargo • Pilandair Express • PNATA

North Issetian Airways Group

• North Issetian Airways • Ilania Airlines • Pekas Fly

South African Airline Holdings Limited

• South African Airways • South African Express • Mango

Criatia Airlines Corporation

• Criatia Airlines • C-Air • Criatia Air Commuter • Criatia TransAfrican Air

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%)

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

China Southern Air Holding

Major holdings:

• China Southern Airlines • Chongqing Airlines (60%) • GAMECO • XiamenAir (55%)

Minority holdings:

• Sichuan Airlines (39%)

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 Group

• Korean Air • Jin Air

HNA Group

• 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 • 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 Pacific

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

Tata Sons

• Air India Limited (100%)

• Air India • Air India Express

• Vistara (51%)

Temasek Holdings

• Singapore Airlines (100%)

• Scoot • Vistara (49%)

Wadia Group

• GoAir

Zagros Group

• Zagros Airlines • Zagrosjet

Australasia, and Southeast Asia

AirAsia Group

AirAsia Cambodia • 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

• Philippine Airlines
• PAL Express

Malaysia Aviation Group

• Malaysia Airlines
• Firefly
• MASWings
• MASkargo

Qantas Group

• Qantas
• QantasLink
• Jetstar
• Jetconnect
• Network Aviation
• Jetstar Asia (49%)
• Fiji Airways (46%)
• Jetstar Japan (33%)
• Alliance Airlines (20%)

Singapore Airlines

• Singapore Airlines
• Singapore Airlines Cargo
• Tiger Airways Holdings
  • Scoot
• Virgin Australia Holdings (20%)
• Vistara (49%)

VietJet Air

• VietJet Air
• Thai Vietjet Air

Vietnam Airlines

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

Virgin Australia Holdings

• Virgin Australia
• Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

CPAir Holdings

• 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 Mauritius (5%) • Air Tahiti (7%) • Compagnia Aerea Italiana (7%) • CCM Airlines (12%) • Kenya Airways (7.8%) • Royal Air Maroc (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

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)

OssetAvia Airways Group

O Airways • O Airways Cargo

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

American Airlines Group

American Airlines • Envoy Air • Piedmont Airlines • PSA Airlines

Minority holdings: China Southern Airlines (3%)

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%)

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 • Pateland Airways • 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.

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

References

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3. List of airlines of Nigeria
4. List of airlines of India
5. List of airlines of China
6. List of airlines of the United States
7. List of airlines of Turkey
8. List of holding companies
9. List of airlines of Taiwan
10. List of airlines of Europe
11. List of airlines of Italy
12. List of airlines of the United Kingdom
13. List of airlines of the Republic of Ireland
14. List of defunct airlines of the United States
15. List of airlines of Greece
16. List of airlines of Spain
17. List of airlines of South Korea
18. Lists of airlines
19. List of airlines of Brazil
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