Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Have you ever wondered, "who owns this airline?"

I started wondering which airlines fully own or partially own other airlines, so I did some research and the results are below. 

Africa

Ethiopian Airlines Group Owns:
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • ASKY Airlines
  • Ethiopian Cargo
  • Ethiopian Aviation Academy
  • Stakes in several African startup carriers

Kenya Airways Owns:

  • Kenya Airways
  • Jambojet

Asia-Pacific

Qantas Group Owns:
  • Qantas
  • Jetstar Airways
  • QantasLink brands
  • Network Aviation
  • Eastern Australia Airlines
Partial ownership:
  • Jetstar Japan (33%)
Alliance Airlines (~20%)


Virgin Australia Group Owns:
  • Virgin Australia
  • Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
Ownership: Bain Capital (major owner)


Air New Zealand Owns:
  • Air New Zealand

Fiji Airways Owns:
  • Fiji Airways
  • Fiji Link Airways

Singapore Airlines Owns:
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Scoot
  • Partial ownership:
  • Vistara (before merger into Air India)
  • Tata SIA joint ventures historically

Malaysia Aviation Group Owns:

  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Firefly
  • MASwings
  • Amal

ANA Holdings Owns:
  • All Nippon Airways (ANA)
  • Peach Aviation
  • ANA Wings
  • Partial stakes:
  • Air Do
  • Philippine Airlines interests historically

Japan Airlines Owns:
  • Japan Air
  • ZIPAIR
  • J-Air
  • Japan Air Commuter
  • Partial stakes:
  • Jetstar Japan
  • Spring Japan

Korean Air Owns:
  • Korean Air
  • Jin Air

Asiana Airlines Owns:
  • Asiana Airlines
  • Air Busan
  • Air Seoul

Cathay Pacific Owns:
  • Cathay Pacific
  • HK Express
  • Air Hong Kong

HNA Aviation Group Owns:
  • Hainan Airlines
  • Grand China Air

China Eastern Air Holding Owns:
  • China Eastern Airlines
  • Shanghai Airlines
  • China United Airlines
  • China Cargo Airlines
  • OTT Airlines

Minor stakes in:

  • Air France–KLM
  • Sichuan Airlines

China Southern Air Holding Owns:

  • China Southern Airlines
  • Xiamen Air
  • Chongqing Airlines
  • Hebei Airlines
  • Jiangxi Air

Minor stakes in:

  • Sichuan Airlines

HNA Aviation Owns:

  • Hainan Airlines
  • Beijing Capital Airlines
  • Tianjin Airlines
  • Lucky Air
  • Urumqi Air
  • West Air
  • GX Airlines
  • Fuzhou Airlines
  • Hong Kong Airlines
  • Suparna Airlines

AirAsia Group Owns:

  • AirAsia Malaysia
  • Thai AirAsia
  • Indonesia AirAsia
  • Philippines AirAsia
  • AirAsia Cambodia
  • AirAsia X
  • Thai AirAsia X

EVA Air Owns:

  • EVA Air
  • UNI Air

Europe

Lufthansa Group Owns:
  • Lufthansa
  • Swiss International Air Lines
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Brussels Airlines
  • Eurowings
  • Discover Airlines
  • Majority/partial ownership:
  • ITA Airways (moving toward majority ownership)

International Airlines Group Owns:

  • British Airways
  • Iberia
  • Aer Lingus
  • Vueling
  • LEVEL
  • Iberia Express
  • BA CityFlyer
  • Partial ownership influence:
  • Qatar Airways owns a large stake in IAG itself

KLM Owns:
  • KLM
  • Air France
  • Transavia
  • Martinair
  • KLM Cityhopper

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

Aegean Airlines Owns:

  • Aegean Airlines
  • Olympic Air

Latin America

LATAM Airlines Group Owns

  • LATAM Brasil
  • LATAM Chile
  • LATAM Peru
  • LATAM Colombia
  • LATAM Ecuador
  • LATAM Paraguay
  • LATAM Cargo divisions

Strategic investors:

  • Delta Air Lines
  • Qatar Airways
Grupo Aeroméxico Owns:
  • Aeroméxico
  • Aeroméxico Connect
  • Aeroméxico Cargo

Middle East

Etihad Airways holds stakes in:
  • Etihad
  • Alitalia
  • Air Serbia
  • Air Berlin

Emirates Owns:

  • Emirates 
  • dnata (aviation services company)

Qatar Airways Group Owns:

  • Qatar Airways
  • Qatar Executive
  • Qatar Airways Cargo
Minority stakes/investments:
  • Virgin Australia
  • IAG (British Airways/Iberia parent)
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Airlink

Air India Group Owns:

  • Air India
  • Air India Express
  • AIX Connect
  • Vistara (merged)

Saudia Group Owns

  • Saudia
  • flyadeal

North America

American Airlines Group Owns:
  • American Airlines
  • Envoy Air
  • PSA Airlines
  • Piedmont Airlines
  • Partial ownership:
  • Republic Airways Holdings (~20%)

Delta Air Lines Owns/Controls:
  • Delta Airlines
  • Endeavor Air
  • Partial stakes:
  • LATAM Airlines (minority stake)
  • Virgin Atlantic (49%)
  • Previously held stake in WestJet

United Airlines Holdings Owns:
  • United Airlines
  • Regional partnerships under United Express 

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

Air Canada Owns:
  • Air Canada 
  • Air Canada Rouge
  • Air Canada Express operations 

WestJet Group Owns:

  • WestJet
  • WestJet Encore
  • Sunwing Airlines
Russia

Aeroflot Group Owns:
  • Aeroflot

Rossiya Airlines
  • Rossiya Airlines
  • Pobeda



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