Who owns Air Congo?
Air Congo is not wholly owned by any single company recorded here: Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia) holds a 49% stake.[1]
Evidence: Ethiopian Airlines Group — overview. Last checked .
Key facts
- Largest stakeholder
- Ethiopian Airlines Group (49% stake) reported
- Headquarters
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Origin
- 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Founded
- 2024
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Air Congo
Air Congo is the Congolese carrier Ethiopian Airlines launched with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, announced on 17 December 2024. The DRC government holds 51 per cent and Ethiopian 49 per cent, with Ethiopian managing the airline. It started with two Boeing 737-800s leased from the Ethiopian fleet, serving seven domestic airports, under aircraft lease, technical support and systems agreements with its Ethiopian partner.
Ownership timeline of Air Congo
Where Air Congo sits in Ethiopian Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Ethiopian Airlines brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 5 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; Ethiopian Airlines 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: Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is a state-owned company headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded in 1945.
Ethiopian Airlines Group is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia and was founded on 21 December 1945, flying its first service on 8 April 1946. It operates more than 145 aircraft with an average age of about seven years to more than 145 international passenger and cargo destinations, over 60 of them African cities. Beyond the airline it runs cargo and logistics, an aviation university, ground services, aircraft maintenance, catering, airports, a tour operator and a hotel, and pursues a multi-hub strategy through minority stakes in national carriers elsewhere in Africa.
Ethiopian Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇩 Air Congo and other Congolese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 5 brands that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All of them are controlled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Congo Airways — Congo Airways 🇨🇩
- Bona — Marsavco 🇨🇩
- Le Coq — Marsavco 🇨🇩
- Monganga — Marsavco 🇨🇩
- Simba — Marsavco 🇨🇩
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Air Congo?
No single company recorded here owns Air Congo outright. Ethiopian Airlines holds a 49% stake.
Does Ethiopian Airlines control Air Congo?
No. A 49% holding does not give control, so Ethiopian Airlines shares ownership with others.
Where did Air Congo come from?
Air Congo originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024.
Sources (2) & 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] Ethiopian Airlines Group — overview — Ethiopian Airlines Group, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Ethiopian Airlines Partners with DRC Government to Launch Air Congo — Ethiopian Airlines Group, Official press release, published 17 December 2024; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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