List of airline holding companies

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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.

The United Airlines and Continental Airlines merger of 2010 created the world's largest airline.[1] The combined airline, United Airlines (NYSE: UAL), operates under a single operating certificate as of November 2011.[2]

Holding companies with multiple airlines

Africa

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

Asia; Central, Far East, South, and Southwest

  • All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. B
• Air Central • Air Japan • Air Next • Air Nippon • All Nippon Airways • ANA & JP Express
• China Airlines • Mandarin Airlines
  • China Southern Air Holding
• China Southern Airlines • Chongqing Airlines
• Eva Air • Uni Air
• Jade Cargo International • Kunpeng Airlines • Shenzhen Airlines
• Korean Air • Jin Air
  • HNA Group
• Chang'an Airlines • China Xinhua Airlines • Hainan Airlines • Shanxi Airlines
  • Japan Airlines Corporation
• JAL • JALways • JAL Express • J-Air • Japan Air Commuter
• Air India • Air India Express• Air India Regional • Indian Airlines
  • RJI Holdings
• Royal Jordanian Airlines
• Spice Jet
• Air Hong Kong • Cathay Pacific Airways • Dragonair
• Asiana Airlines • Air Busan (49%)
  • Tailwinds Limited
• Jet Airways • JetLite
  • Vietnam Airlines Corporation
• Vietnam Airlines • Vietnam Air Service Company • Cambodia Angkor Air*


:B:^ ANA will become a holding company effective 1 April 2013.

Australia, Oceania, and Southeast Asia

• Airphil Express • Philippine Airlines
  • Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad
• Firefly • MASWings • Malaysia Airlines
  • AirAsia Berhad
• AirAsia • AirAsia X • Thai AirAsia • Indonesia AirAsia
  • 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 Airways Holdings Limited - Tiger Airways • Tiger Airways Australia (34.4%) • Virgin Atlantic holding company (49%)
• Tiger Airways • Tiger Airways Australia
Majority Holdings:
Pacific Blue Airlines (100%) • V Australia (100%) • Virgin Australia (100%)
Minority Holdings:
• Polynesian Blue (49%)
Majority Holdings:
Golden Eagle Aviation Pty Ltd (100%)

Europe

  • Air Berlin (Group) PLC
Majority Holdings:
• Air Berlin • LTU International
Minority Holdings:
• Belair (49%) • Niki (49.9%)
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(%) • Compagnia Aerea Italiana (25%) • CCM Airlines (12%) • Kenya Airways (26%) • Royal Air Maroc (3%)
Minority Holdings:
• Norlandair (25%)
  • Cirrus Group Holding
• Augsburg Airways • Cirrus Airlines
• Alitalia • Alitalia Express • Air One • Air One CityLiner • Volare Airlines
• Aero Express Del Ecuador • DHL Aero Expreso • DHL Air UK • DHL de Guatemala • European Air Transport • SNAS/DHL
  • TAP Group
• Portugália • PGA Express • TAP Portugal
Majority Holdings
• Air Atlanta Icelandic
Minority Holdings
• Xtra Airways (49%)
• Air Iceland • Bluebird Cargo • Icelandair • Loftleiðir Icelandic • SmartLynx Airlines
Majority Holdings:
• Iberia Group • British Airways • BMI • Bmibaby
Minority Holdings:
• Comair (18%) • Flybe (15%) • Vueling Airlines(49%)
Majority Holdings:
• Air Dolomiti • Austrian Airlines • Brussels Airlines • Germanwings • Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine, Lufthansa Italia • Swiss International Air Lines • Edelweiss Air • SunExpress (50% with Turkish Airlines)
Minority Holdings:
• Eurowings (49%) • JetBlue Airways (19%) • Jade Cargo International (25%) • Luxair (13%) • Ukraine International Airlines (22,52%)
Majority Holdings:
• Blue1 • Scandinavian Airlines • Scandinavian Airlines Denmark • Scandinavian Airlines Norway • Scandinavian Airlines Sweden • Widerøe
Minority Holdings:
• Air Greenland (37.5%) • Estonian Air (10%) • Skyways Express (25%)
• 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
• XL Airways Germany • XL Airways France
Majority Holdings:
• Virgin Atlantic Airways
Minority Holdings:
• AirAsia X (20%) • VAI Partners LLC (Virgin America) (25%) • Virgin Blue Holdings Limited (25%) • Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited (49%)

North America

Majority Holdings:
• Air Canada
Minority Holdings:
• US Airways Group - Piedmont Airlines • PSA Airlines • US Airways (6.1%)
  • Air Transport Services Group
• ABX Air • Air Transport International • Capital Cargo International Airlines
• Alaska Airlines • Horizon Air
  • Allegiant Travel Co.
• Allegiant Air
  • Alliance Management Center (AMC)
• Centurion Air Cargo
• American Airlines • American Eagle Airlines • Executive Airlines
  • Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Majority Holdings:
• Atlas Air (100%) • Polar Air Cargo (51%)
Minority Holdings:
• Global Supply Systems (49%)
• AeroMéxico • AeroMéxico Connect
• AeroRepública • Copa Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines, Inc.
• Comair • Delta Air Lines
  • Hoth Inc.
• Era Alaska - Era Aviation • Era Alaska - Frontier Alaska • Arctic Circle Air
  • Jazz Air Income Fund
• Air Canada Jazz
Majority Holdings:
• Global Aviation Holdings, North American Airlines • Global Aviation Holdings, World Airways
Major Former Airline Holdings:
• Arrow Air • ATA Airlines
Minority Former Airline Holdings:
• Varig • VarigLogistica
Majority Holdings:
• Freedom Airlines • Mesa Airlines • (75%) go! Mokulele
Minority Holdings:
• Oak Tree Capital Partners Indigo Partners • Spirit Airlines [3]
• Southern Air
  • Pacific Air Holdings
• Pacific Wings • GeorgiaSkies • KentuckySkies • New Mexico Airlines • TennesseeSkies
• Colgan Air • Mesaba Airlines • Pinnacle Airlines
• Chautauqua Airlines • Frontier Airlines • Republic Airlines • Shuttle America
  • Saltchuk Resources
• Aloha Air Cargo • Northern Air Cargo
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines • ExpressJet Airlines • SkyWest Airlines
  • Southwest Airlines Co.
Major Airline Holdings:
• AirTran Airways • Southwest Airlines
Major Former Airline Holdings:
• Morris Air • TranStar Airlines
Minority Former Airline Holdings:
• ATA Airlines
  • Trans States Holdings
• Compass Airlines • GoJet Airlines • Trans States Airlines
• Continental Airlines • Continental Micronesia • United Airlines
Majority Holdings:
• Piedmont Airlines • PSA Airlines • US Airways
Minority Holdings:
(10%) Mesa Air Group • Mesa Airlines
Majority Holdings:
• Chautauqua Airlines • Frontier Airlines • Lynx Aviation • Republic Airlines • Shuttle America
Major Former Airline Holdings:
• Midwest Airlines
Minority Holdings:
• (25%) go! Mokulele - go! • Mokulele Airlines (M.A.G. "J-oint V-enture Agreement" R.A.H.)
[5]

Latin America

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
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 •
  • Grupo Áurea
• Gol Transportes Aéreos
  • Tenedora K (Grupo Industrial Omega, Grupo Arizan) [7]
• Mexicana • MexicanaClick • MexicanaLink

Holding companies of individual airlines

Grupo Marsans

• Grupos Marsans Air Carriers are out of business (defunct) or divested

Air Mauritius Holdings, LTD

• Air Mauritius

Nefinsa (Serratosa family)

• Air Nostrum

Ojemai Investments

• Arik Air

Transat A.T.

• Air Transat

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation

• Air Wisconsin

Allegiant Travel Co.

• Allegiant Air

HotelPlan

• Belair

Hesperia Inversiones Aéreas

• Binter Canarias

Hyannis Air Service, Inc.

• Cape Air

JG Summit Holdings

• Cebu Pacific

Macholfam International

• Gestair Airlines, Gestair Cargo ( - )

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

• Great Lakes Airlines

Gulfstream International Group

• Gulfstream International Airlines

Hawaiian Holdings Inc.

• Hawaiian Airlines

Gavarnie Holdings

• Island Air

TSI Holdings

• Miami Air International

Canarias de Aviación

• NAYSA

Leadgate Investment

• PLUNA

Regional Express Holdings

• Regional Express

Rubloff Jet Express (Rubloff Development Group, Inc.)

• Ryan International Airlines

CaptiveVision Capital Ltd

• Skywest Airlines

Transnet

• South African Airways

Petters Group Worldwide

• Sun Country Airlines

Sunwing Travel Group

• Sunwing Airlines

Traser

• TransAsia Airways

Active Aero Group

• USA Jet Airlines

Volo do Brasil

• Varig Logística

VAI Partners LLC [8]

• Virgin America

CXP Management

• Xtra Airways

Finaria

• Wind Jet

Notes

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
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  4. ^ [4]
  5. ^ http://www.starbulletin.com/news/bulletin/64181527.html
  6. ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=AVIAN%3ACB
  7. ^ fostered by Advent International[5]
  8. ^ http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/090210/aqtu035.html?.v=80

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