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 20â€"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.

Africa

EgyptAir Holding Company

• EgyptAir • EgyptAir Cargo • EgyptAir Express

Kenya Airways Holding Company

Majority Holdings:

• Kenya Airways • Jambojet • Kenya Airways Cargo • Kencargo Airlines International

Minority Holdings:

• Precision Air - 41.23% Shareholding

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 • Vanilla Air

China Airlines Group

• China Airlines • Mandarin Airlines • Tigerair Taiwan

China Southern Air Holding

• China Southern Airlines • Chongqing Airlines

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

Japan Airlines Corporation

• JAL • JALways • JAL Express • J-Air • Japan Air Commuter

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

Kumho Asiana Group

• Asiana Airlines • Air Busan (49%)

Tailwinds Limited

• Jet Airways • JetLite

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

Australia, Oceania, and Southeast Asia

AirAsia Berhad

• AirAsia • AirAsia X • Thai AirAsia • Indonesia AirAsia • 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

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

Minority Holdings:

• Tiger Airways Holdings Limited - Tigerair • Tigerair Australia (34.4%)

Tiger Airways Holdings Limited

• Tigerair • Tigerair Australia • Tigerair Mandala • 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 (60%)

Minority Holdings:

• Virgin Samoa (49%)

Cebu Pacific Group

• Cebu Pacific • Tigerair Philippines

Europe

Air Berlin (Group) PLC

Majority Holdings:

• Air Berlin • LTU International

Minority Holdings:

• Belair (49%) • Niki (49.9%)

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%)

Cirrus Group Holding

• Augsburg Airways • Cirrus Airlines

Compagnia Aerea Italiana

• Alitalia • Alitalia Express • Air One • Air One CityLiner • Volare Airlines

Deutsche Post World Net

• 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

Icelandair Group

• Air Iceland • Bluebird Cargo • Icelandair • Loftleiðir Icelandic • SmartLynx Airlines

International Airlines Group

Majority Holdings:

• Iberia Group • British Airways • Vueling Airlines

Minority Holdings:

• Comair (18%)

Lufthansa AG

Majority Holdings:

• Air Dolomiti • Austrian Airlines • Eurowings • Germanwings • Lufthansa Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine, Lufthansa Italia • Swiss International Air Lines • Edelweiss Air • SunExpress (50% with Turkish Airlines)

Minority Holdings:

• Brussels Airlines (45%) • JetBlue Airways (19%) • Jade Cargo International (25%) • Luxair (13%) • Ukraine International Airlines (22,52%)

SAS Group

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%)

TUI AG, TUI Travel PLC

• TUIFly ( - ), 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.

Turkish Airlines

• AnadoluJet • SunExpress (50% with Lufthansa)

Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank

• XL Airways Germany • 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%) • Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited (49%)

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%)

Citigroup

• AeroMéxico • AeroMéxico Connect

Copa Holdings S.A.

• AeroRepública • Copa Airlines

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

• Delta Air Lines • Endeavor Air

Minority Holdings:

• Virgin Atlantic holding company (49%) • Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (6.15%)

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

• Chautauqua Airlines • Republic Airlines • Shuttle America

Saltchuk Resources

• Aloha Air Cargo • Northern Air Cargo

SkyWest, Inc.

• ExpressJet Airlines • SkyWest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co.

• AirTran Airways • Southwest Airlines

Trans States Holdings

• Compass Airlines • GoJet Airlines • Trans States Airlines

United Continental Holdings

• Continental Airlines • Continental Micronesia • United Airlines

South and Central America

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 • 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 •

• Grupo Áurea

• Gol Transportes Aéreos

Tenedora K (Grupo Industrial Omega, Grupo Arizan)

• Mexicana • MexicanaClick • MexicanaLink

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