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
- • Air Chang'an • China Xinhua Airlines • Hainan Airlines • Shanxi Airlines • Beijing Capital Airlines • Fuzhou Airlines • Grand China Air • GX Airlines • HK Express • Hong Kong Airlines • Lucky Air • Tianjin Airlines • Urumqi Air • West Air • Yangtze River Express • Africa World Airlines • Aigle Azur • Azul Brazilian Airlines • Comair • MyCargo Airlines • Virgin Australia
- InterGlobe Enterprises
- • IndiGo
- Jagson Group
- • Jagson Airlines
- Japan Airlines Corporation
- • JAL • J-Air • Japan Air Commuter
- Kumho Asiana Group
- • Asiana Airlines • Air Busan (49%) • Air Seoul
- 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 • Alitalia Cityliner
- 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 • Brussels Airlines • Eurowings • Germanwings • Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine • Swiss International Air Lines • Edelweiss Air • SunExpress (50% with Turkish Airlines)
- 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
- 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%)
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- • Delta Air Lines • Endeavor Air
- Minority Holdings:
- • Virgin Atlantic holding company (49%) • Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (6.15%) • Grupo Aeromexico (4.17%) • China Eastern Airlines Corp. (3.6%)
- Major Former Airline Holdings:
- • Comair • Pinnacle Airlines
- Hoth Inc.
- • Era Alaska - Era Aviation • Era Alaska - Frontier Alaska • Arctic Circle Air
- Indigo Partners, LLC
- • Frontier Airlines
- MatlinPatterson Global Advisors
- Majority Holdings:
- • Global Aviation Holdings, North American Airlines
- Major Former Airline Holdings:
- • Arrow Air • ATA Airlines • World Airways
- Minority Former Airline Holdings:
- • Varig • VarigLogistica
- Pacific Air Holdings
- • Pacific Wings • GeorgiaSkies • KentuckySkies • New Mexico Airlines • TennesseeSkies
- Republic Airways Holdings
- • Republic Airlines • Shuttle America
- Former Airline Holdings:
- • Chautauqua Airlines : • Frontier Airlines : • Midwest Airlines
- Saltchuk Resources
- • Aloha Air Cargo • Northern Air Cargo
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- • Southwest Airlines
South and Central America
- Synergy Aerospace Corp.[3]
- 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 • VIP S.A. • AeroGal • Capital Airlines • Helicol S.A. • TurbServ
- Kingsland Holding Ltd.
- 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 • TACA Perú • LACSA • Aeroman
- 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
Notes
- ↑ Edward Russell (9 December 2013). "American and US Airways close merger". flightglobal.
- ↑ Kenya Airways 2013 Annual Report
- ↑ "AVIAN: Stock Quote - Aerovias del Continente Americano SA". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
References
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- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-84407703.html
- http://www.dot.gov/affairs/1999/oig2599.htm
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