List of airline holding companies

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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
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
Tata Sons
• Air India • Air India Express
Temasek Holdings
• Scoot • Vistara (49%)
Wadia Group
• GoAir
Zagros Group
• Zagros Airlines • Zagrosjet

Australasia, and Southeast Asia

AirAsia Group[4]

Coming soon:

Garuda Indonesia Group
Lion Air Group
Sriwijaya Air Group
PAL Holdings
Malaysia Aviation Group[6]
Qantas Group[7]
Singapore Airlines[8]

Coming soon:

VietJet Air
Vietnam Airlines[9]
Virgin Australia Holdings
CPAir Holdings[10]

Europe

Air France-KLM[11]
Air Greenland
Minority holdings:
• Norlandair (25%)
Deutsche Post World Net
• Aero Express Del Ecuador • DHL Aero Expreso • DHL Air UK • DHL de Guatemala • European Air Transport • SNAS/DHL
Fastjet
• Fastjet Tanzania • Fastjet Zimbabwe
Icelandair Group
• Bluebird Cargo • Icelandair • Loftleiðir Icelandic • SmartLynx Airlines
International Airlines Group[12]
Lufthansa Group
Majority holdings:
• Air Dolomiti • Austrian Airlines • Brussels Airlines • Eurowings • Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine • Swiss International Air Lines • Edelweiss Air • SunExpress (50% with Turkish Airlines)
OssetAvia Airways Group
Majority holdings:
• O Airways • O Airways Cargo
Ryanair Holdings
• Ryanair • Ryanair UK • Buzz (Ryanair) • Malta Air • Lauda Europe • Laudamotion
SAS Group
Majority holdings:
• Scandinavian Airlines
Minority holdings:
• Air Greenland (37.5%)
Smartwings
• Czech Airlines (98%) • Smartwings • Smartwings Hungary • Smartwings Poland • Smartwings Slovakia
TAP Group
• Portugália • PGA Express • TAP Portugal
TUI Group, TUI Travel
• TUI fly Netherlands - TUI fly Deutschland - Corsair International - TUI fly Belgium - TUI Airways - TUIfly Nordic
Turkish Airlines
• Air Albania (49.1%) • AnadoluJet • SunExpress (50% with Lufthansa)
Virgin Group
Majority holdings:

• Virgin Atlantic (51%)

Minority holdings:
• AirAsia X (20%) • Virgin Australia Holdings (8%)

North America

ACE Aviation Holdings
Majority holdings:
• Air Canada
Air Transport Services Group
• ABX Air • Air Transport International • Capital Cargo International Airlines
Alaska Air Group
• Alaska Airlines • Horizon Air
American Airlines Group
Majority holdings:
• American Airlines • Envoy Air • Piedmont Airlines • PSA Airlines
Minority holdings:
• Mesa Air Group (10%) • China Southern Airlines (2.76%)[13]
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings
• Atlas Air (100%) • Polar Air Cargo (51%) • Titan Aircraft Investments
Grupo Aeromexico
• AeroMéxico • AeroMéxico Connect
Copa Holdings
• AeroRepública • Copa Airlines
Delta Air Lines
• Delta Air Lines • Endeavor Air
Minority holdings:
Air France–KLM (9%) • China Eastern Airlines Corp. (3.6%) • Grupo Aeromexico (36.20%) • Korean Air (4.3%)[14] • LATAM Airlines Group (20%)[15] • Virgin Atlantic (49%)
Hawaiian Holdings
• Hawaiian Airlines • 'Ohana by Hawaiian
Hoth
• Era Alaska - Era Aviation • Era Alaska - Frontier Alaska • Arctic Circle Air
Indigo Partners
• Frontier Airlines
MatlinPatterson Global Advisors
Majority holdings:
Major former airline holdings:
• Arrow Air • Global Aero Logistics ATA Airlines • Global Aviation Holdings North American Airlines • Global Aviation Holdings World Airways
Minority former airline holdings:
• Varig • VarigLogistica
Pacific Air Holdings
• Pacific Wings • GeorgiaSkies • KentuckySkies • New Mexico Airlines • TennesseeSkies
Republic Airways Holdings
• Republic Airlines
Former airline holdings:
• Chautauqua Airlines : • Frontier Airlines : • Midwest Airlines • Shuttle America
Saltchuk Resources
• Aloha Air Cargo • Northern Air Cargo
SkyWest, Inc.
• SkyWest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co
• Southwest Airlines
Trans States Holdings
• GoJet Airlines
United Airlines Holdings
• United Airlines
WestJet
• WestJet • WestJet Encore • WestJet destinations

South and Central America

Synergy Aerospace Corp.[16]
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
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
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

Notes

  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
  4. ^ AirAsia Group (2020-03-31). "Corporate Structure". Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  5. ^ AirAsia X (2019-03-31). "Corporate Structure". Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  6. ^ Malaysia Aviation Group. "Who we are and what we do". Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  7. ^ Qantas Group. "Subsidiary companies". Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  8. ^ Singapore Airlines (2019-06-28), Annual Report FY2018/19 (PDF), retrieved 2020-05-01
  9. ^ Vietnam Airlines, Annual Report 2018 (PDF)
  10. ^ Cebu Pacific (2016-06-30). "Shareholdings Structure". Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  11. ^ Air France-KLM Group, Universal Registration Document 2019 (PDF)
  12. ^ International Airlines Group, Annual Report and Accounts 2019 (PDF)
  13. ^ "China Southern eyes world domination and puts Oneworld plans aside". South China Morning Post. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  14. ^ Horton, Will. "Delta Invests In Korean Air To Defend Their JV And The Cho Dynasty". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  15. ^ "Delta Air Lines completes 20% acquisition of LATAM".
  16. ^ "AVIAN: Stock Quote - Aerovias del Continente Americano SA". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

References

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