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%) • Air Congo (49%) • Zambia Airways (45%) 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
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%)
Majority holdings: • Air Japan • Air Nippon • All Nippon Airways • Peach • Nippon Cargo Airlines 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 J-Air Japan Air Commuter Japan Transocean Air Ryukyu Air Commuter Jetstar Japan Hokkaido Air System Spring Japan Zipair Tokyo
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 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 Philippine Airlines PAL Express
Malaysia Aviation Group Malaysia Airlines Firefly MASkargo Qantas Group Qantas QantasLink Jetstar Jetconnect Network Aviation Fiji Airways (46%) Jetstar Japan (33%) Alliance Airlines (20%)
Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Cargo Tiger Airways Holdings Scoot Virgin Australia Holdings (20%)
VietJet Air VietJet Air Thai Vietjet Air
Thai Airways International Public Company Ltd. Thai Nok Air Thai Smile
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 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 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%)
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. 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
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