Who owns ABX Air?
ABX Air is owned by ATSG (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ATSG: Our Businesses, Air Transport Services Group. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Air Transport Services Group, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Wilmington
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ABX Air
ABX Air is a cargo airline owned by Air Transport Services Group. ATSG's site says it has operated since 1980, flies Boeing 767 freighters on ACMI, CMI and charter terms, and grew into part of the third-largest US air express company after flying all the freight for Airborne Express.
Ownership timeline of ABX Air
Where ABX Air sits in ATSG
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ATSG
ATSG controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; ATSG has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: ATSG
ATSG is a privately held company headquartered in Wilmington, United States, founded in 1980. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Air Transport Services Group is an aircraft leasing and air cargo group based in Wilmington, Ohio, whose own site gives 1980 as its year founded and carries a banner saying ATSG was acquired by Stonepeak, so it no longer reports as a listed company. It owns the airlines ABX Air, Air Transport International and Omni Air International; on 28 September 2026 it announced an agreement to sell Omni to OAI Holdings, a deal not shown as completed in the documents opened.
🇺🇸 ABX Air and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ABX Air is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
- Allegiant Air — Allegiant 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ABX Air?
The parent company of ABX Air is ATSG, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is ABX Air American?
Yes. ABX Air originated in the United States and its owner, ATSG, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is ABX Air still owned by ATSG?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, ABX Air is still owned by ATSG. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ATSG: Our Businesses — Air Transport Services Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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