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.

To create the world's largest carrier, American Airlines and US Airways have merged on 9 December 2013, announced on 14 February 2013. The frequent flier programs is expected to be combined at a later date, and the airlines will codeshare in February 2014 using the American flight number. US Airways will exit the Star Alliance on 30 March 2014 and enter Oneworld alliance the day after, a single operating certificate would be delivered at the end of 2015.^[1]

Africa

EgyptAir Holding Company: • EgyptAir • EgyptAir Cargo • EgyptAir Express

Kenya Airways Holding Company ^[2]: Majority Holdings:; • Kenya Airways • Jambojet • Kenya Airways Cargo • Kencargo Airlines International; Minority Holdings:; • Precision Air - 41.23% Shareholding

South African Airline Holdings Limited: • South African Airways • South African Express • Mango

Asia; Central, Far East, South, and Southwest

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.: • Air Japan • Air Nippon • All Nippon Airways • Vanilla Air
China Airlines Group: • China Airlines • Mandarin Airlines • Tigerair Taiwan
China Southern Air Holding: • China Southern Airlines • Chongqing Airlines
Decor Aviation: • Air Pegasus
The Emirates Group: • Emirates • Emirates SkyCargo • Emirates Executive
Etihad Airways: Majority Holdings:; • Etihad Airways (100%); Minority Holdings:; • Alitalia (49%) • Air Serbia (49%) • Air Seychelles (40%) • Darwin Airline (34%) • Air Berlin (29%) • Virgin Australia (24%) • Jet Airways (24%)
Evergreen Group: • Eva Air • Uni Air
Guangdong Development Bank: • Jade Cargo International • Kunpeng Airlines • Shenzhen Airlines
Hanjin Group: • Korean Air • Jin Air
HNA Group: • Chang An Airlines • China Xinhua Airlines • Hainan Airlines • Shanxi Airlines • Hong Kong Airlines • Hong Kong Express Airways
InterGlobe Enterprises: • IndiGo
Jagson Group: • Jagson Airlines
Japan Airlines Corporation: • JAL • J-Air • Japan Air Commuter
Kumho Asiana Group: • Asiana Airlines • Air Busan (49%)
LEPL Group: • Air Costa
National Aviation Company of India Limited: • Air India • Air India Express• Air India Regional • Indian Airlines
Swire Group: • Air Hong Kong • Cathay Pacific Airways • Dragonair
Tailwinds Limited: • Jet Airways
Tata Sons: • Vistara (51%)
Wadia Group: • GoAir

Australia, Oceania, and Southeast Asia

AirAsia Berhad: • AirAsia • AirAsia X • Thai AirAsia • Indonesia AirAsia • Indonesia AirAsia X • Philippines AirAsia • AirAsia Zest • AirAsia India • AirAsia Japan • Thai AirAsia X
Garuda Indonesia Group: • Garuda Indonesia • Citilink
Lion Group: • Lion Air • Batik Air • Wings Air • Malindo Air • Thai Lion Air
Sriwijaya Air Group: • Sriwijaya Air • NAM Air
PAL Holdings, Inc.: • Philippine Airlines • PAL Express
Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad: • Firefly • MASWings • Malaysia Airlines
Qantas Airways Limited: Majority Holdings:; • Jetconnect • Jetstar Airways • Qantas; Minority Holdings:; • Jetstar Asia Airways • Jetstar Japan • Jetstar Hong Kong • Jetstar Pacific Airlines
Singapore Airlines Limited: Majority Holdings:; • Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo (SQ) • SilkAir (MI) • Scoot • Tiger Airways Holdings Limited; Minority Holdings:; • Vistara (49%)
Tiger Airways Holdings Limited: • Tigerair • Tigerair Taiwan
Vietnam Airlines Corporation: • Vietnam Airlines • Vietnam Air Service Company • Cambodia Angkor Air* • Jetstar Pacific Airlines
Virgin Australia Holdings Limited: Majority Holdings:; Virgin Australia (100%) • V Australia (100%) • Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (100%) • Tigerair Australia (100%); Minority Holdings:; • Virgin Samoa (49%)
Cebu Pacific Group: • Cebu Pacific • Tigerair Philippines

Europe

Air Berlin (Group) PLC: Majority Holdings:; • Air Berlin • Belair • Niki
Air France-KLM SA: Majority Holdings:; • Air France • Régional • Brit Air ;• KLM • KLM Cityhopper • Martinair • Transavia.com • HOP!; Minority Holdings:; • Airlinair (19,5%) • Air Calédonie (2%) • Air Mauritius (5%) • Air Tahiti (7%) • Compagnia Aerea Italiana (7.08%) • CCM Airlines (12%) • Kenya Airways (26%) • Royal Air Maroc (3%)
Air Greenland: Minority Holdings:; • Norlandair (25%)
Compagnia Aerea Italiana: • Alitalia
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: • Air Iceland • Bluebird Cargo • Icelandair • Loftleiðir Icelandic • SmartLynx Airlines
International Airlines Group: Majority Holdings:; • Aer Lingus • Iberia Group • British Airways • Vueling Airlines; Minority Holdings:; • Comair (18%)
Lufthansa Group: Majority Holdings:; • Air Dolomiti • Austrian Airlines • Eurowings • Germanwings • Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine • Swiss International Air Lines • Edelweiss Air • SunExpress (50% with Turkish Airlines); Minority Holdings:; • Brussels Airlines (45%)
SAS Group: Majority Holdings:; • Scandinavian Airlines; Minority Holdings:; • Air Greenland (37.5%)
TAP Group: • Portugália • PGA Express • TAP Portugal
TUI AG, TUI Travel PLC: • TUIFly, Arkefly - Corsair International - Jetairfly - Thomson Airways - TUIfly Nordic
Turkish Airlines: • AnadoluJet • SunExpress (50% with Lufthansa)
Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank: • XL Airways France
Virgin Group: Majority Holdings:; • Virgin Atlantic Airways; Minority Holdings:; • AirAsia X (20%) • VAI Partners LLC (Virgin America) (25%) • Virgin Blue Holdings Limited (25%)

North America

ACE Aviation Holdings Inc.: 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 • US Airways • Envoy Air • Piedmont Airlines • PSA Airlines; Minority Holdings:; • Mesa Air Group (10%) • Mesa Airlines

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.: Majority Holdings:; • Atlas Air (100%) • Polar Air Cargo (51%); Minority Holdings:; • Global Supply Systems (49%)