Who owns Air France?
Air France is owned by Air France-KLM (France, Euronext Paris: AF).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Air France-KLM Universal Registration Document 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Air France-KLM reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1933
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Paris: AF
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Air France
Air France is the French airline of the Air France-KLM group, with its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The group's history page says Air France was born on 7 October 1933 from the combination of five French airlines (Air Union, Air Orient, SGTA, CIDNA and Aéropostale) and was nationalised in 1945-46. The 2024 registration document counts it with KLM as one of the group's two main passenger airlines and lists its long-haul fleet of Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 aircraft.
Ownership timeline of Air France
- Current owner Air France-KLM [1] reported
Where Air France sits in Air France-KLM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 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; Air France-KLM has 6.
| 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 |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Beibu Gulf Airlines | Hainan Airlines Holding | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM is a publicly listed company headquartered in France, founded in 2004. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as Euronext Paris: AF.
French société anonyme and holding company of the Air France and KLM airline groups, which have been combined under it since 2004. Its shares are listed on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, and its 2024 Universal Registration Document describes a passenger network flown by Air France and KLM plus the low-cost carriers Transavia France and Transavia Netherlands, a cargo business (Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo) and maintenance. Air France-KLM's registered office is at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle. Air France HOP! and the Martinair cargo operation are named in the same document but are not listed as separate brands here.
Air France-KLM: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇷 Air France and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Air France is not one of them.
- APRR — Eiffage 🇫🇷
- ASF — VINCI 🇫🇷
- Air Caraïbes — Dubreuil Aéro 🇫🇷
- Air Corsica — Air Corsica 🇫🇷
- Arval — Arval 🇫🇷
- Ayvens — Ayvens 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Air France?
The parent company of Air France is Air France-KLM, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Air France French?
Yes. Air France originated in France in 1933 and its owner, Air France-KLM, is also headquartered in France.
Is Air France still owned by Air France-KLM?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Air France is still owned by Air France-KLM. 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] Air France-KLM Universal Registration Document 2024 — Air France-KLM, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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