List of airline holding companies
Appearance
- This is a list of airline holding companies, that either own more than one airline or the parent company of a single airline.
Holding companies with multiple airlines
Africa
Asia; Central, Far East, South, and Southwest
- All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
- China Southern Air Holding
- • Korean Air • Jin Air
- HNA Group
- Japan Airlines Corporation
- • JAL • JALways • JAL Express • J-Air • Japan Air Commuter
- RJI Holdings
- • (49%) Asiana Investors have (≈15%), Kumho Industrial (≈15%), Kumho Petrochemical (≈7.5%), foreign investors ≈(6%), Korea Development Bank (3.5%), and the remaining with others (%) Asiana IDT - Tremisis Energy Acquisition Corporation II
- Tailwinds Limited
- • Jet Airways • JetLite
Australia, Oceania, and Southeast Asia
- Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad
- • Firefly • MASWings • Malaysia Airlines
- AirAsia Berhad
- Qantas Airways Limited
- Majority Holdings:
- • JetConnect • Jetstar Airways • Qantas
- Minority Holdings:
- • Jetstar Asia Airways
- Singapore Airlines Limited
- Majority Holdings:
- • Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo (SQ) • SilkAir (MI)
- Minority Holdings:
- • Tiger Aviation Private Limited - Tiger Airways • Tiger Airways Australia (49%) • Virgin Atlantic holding company (49%)
- Majority Holdings:
- • Virgin Blue ( %)
- Minority Holdings:
- • Pacific Blue Airlines (100%) • Polynesian Blue (49%)
Europe
- Air Berlin (Group) PLC
- Majority Holdings:
- • Air Berlin • LTU International
- Minority Holdings:
- • Belair (49%) • Niki (24%)
- Air France-KLM SA
- Majority Holdings:
- • Air France • Régional • Brit Air • KLM • KLM Cityhopper • Martinair • Transavia.com • CityJet • VLM Airlines
- Minority Holdings:
- • Airlinair (19,5%) • Air Calédonie (2%) •Air Mauritius (5%) • Air Tahiti 7(%) • CCM Airlines (12%) •Kenya Airways (26%) • Royal Air Maroc (3%)
- Majority Holdings:
- • BA CityFlyer • OpenSkies
- Minority Holdings:
- • Comair (18%) • Iberia Airlines (13.5%) • Sun Air of Scandinavia ( %)
- Cimber Air Holding (Nielsen family)
- Cirrus Group Holding
- • Aero Express Del Ecuador • DHL Aero Expreso • DHL Air UK • DHL de Guatemala • European Air Transport • SNAS/DHL
- Grupo Espirito Santo
- Iberia Group
- Lufthansa, AG
- • BMI • Bmibaby • BMI Regional • Swiss International Air Lines
- Majority Holdings:
- • Air Dolomiti • Germanwings • Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Italia • Lufthansa CityLine
- Minority Holdings:
- • Austrian Airlines • Brussels Airlines • Eurowings • JetBlue Airways
- Majority Holdings:
- • Blue1 • Scandinavian Airlines • Scandinavian Airlines Denmark • Scandinavian Airlines Norway • Scandinavian Airlines Sweden • Spanair • Widerøe
- Minorty Holdings:
- • Air Greenland (37.5%) • BMI (20%)• Estonian Air (49%) • Skyways Express (25%) • AirBaltic (47.2%)
- • TUIFly ( - ), Germanwings - Eurowings - TUIfly (Germany) • TUIFly ( - ), Arkefly - Corsairfly - Jetairfly - Thomson Airways - TUIfly Nordic
- Note: all of the preceding airlines are presently being merged into two main groups, and will simply be named TUIFly, and one of which will be partially owned and presided over by a Lufthansa Holding company.
- • AnadoluJet • SunExpress (50% with Lufthansa)
- Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank
- Majority Holdings:
- • Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Minority Holdings:
- • AirAsia X (20%) • VAI Partners LLC, • Virgin America (25%) • Virgin Blue Holdings Limited - Virgin Blue • Pacific Blue Airlines • Polynesian Blue Airlines (25%) • Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited - Virgin Nigeria Airlines (49%)
North America
- Majority Holdings:
- • Air Canada
- Minority Holdings:
- • US Airways Group - Piedmont Airlines • PSA Airlines • US Airways (6.1%)
- Allegiant Travel Co.
- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
- Majority Holdings:
- • Atlas Air (100%) • Polar Air Cargo (51%)
- Minority Holdings:
- • Global Supply Systems (49%)
- Continental Airlines, Inc.
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Grupo Posadas
- Jazz Air Income Fund
- Majority Holdings:
- • Arrow Air • Global Aviation Holdings, North American Airlines • Global Aviation Holdings, World Airways
- Minority Holdings: [1]
- Majority Holdings:
- •Freedom Airlines • Mesa Airlines • (75%) Mokulele Airlines - M.A.G. - R.A.H. "J-oint V-enture Agreement"
- Minority Holdings:
- • Kunpeng Airlines (49%)[5]
- Wexford Capital Republic Airways Holdings
- Majority Holdings:
- • Chautauqua Airlines • Frontier Airlines • Midwest Airlines • Lynx Aviation • Republic Airlines • Shuttle America
- Trans States Holdings
- Air Transport Services Group
- Alliance Management Center (AMC)
- Saltchuk Resources
South America
- Grupo Áurea
- LAN Airlines S.A.
- • LAN Argentina • LAN Cargo • LAN Chile • LAN Ecuador • LAN Express • LAN Perú • ABSA Cargo Airline • LANCO • MasAir
- Majority Holdings:
- • (66%) Avianca-TACA Ltd. - Avianca S.A. • TACA International Airlines S.A.
- • (100%) Avianca S.A. - SAM S.A. • Tampa Cargo • VarigLog • OceanAir • VIP S.A. • AeroGal • Capital Airlines • Helicol S.A. • TurbServ
- Minority Holdings:
- • (34%) Avianca-TACA Ltd. - Avianca S.A. • TACA International Airlines S.A.
- • (100%) TACA International Airlines S.A. - TACA Regional • TACA Perú • LACSA • Volaris • Aeroman
Holding companies of individual airlines
Grupo Marsans
Air Mauritius Holdings, LTD
Nefinsa (Serratosa family)
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
Allegiant Travel Co.
HotelPlan
- • Belair
Hesperia Inversiones Aereas
Hyannis Air Service, Inc.
- • Cape Air
Alfonso Conrado Rey - (Alliance Management Center/AMC)
Expressjet Holdings, Inc.
Macholfam International
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
Gulfstream International Group
Hawaiian Holdings Inc.
Gavarnie Holdings
TSI Holdings
Canarias de Aviacion
- • NAYSA
Pacific Air Holdings
Leadgate Investment
- • PLUNA
Regional Express Holdings
Rubloff Jet Express (Rubloff Development Group, Inc.)
CaptiveVision Capital Ltd
Sunwing Travel Group
Traser
Active Aero Group
Volo do Brasil
VAI Partners LLC [4]
CXP Management
References
Sources
- http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/grossman/2009-10-06-multinational-airlines_N.htm
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-84407703.html
- http://www.dot.gov/affairs/1999/oig2599.htm
- http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=24951
- http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090116/D95OHIB80.html
- http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=15383
- http://uk.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUKLQ50585820090126
- http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL731902220090107
- http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ai-ia-merger-may-get-delayed/00/12/346697/