Who owns Alliance Airlines?
Alliance Airlines is owned by Alliance Aviation Services Limited (Australia, ASX: AQZ).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Alliance Announces Leadership Succession (ASX release), Alliance Aviation Services Limited, 8 October 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Alliance Aviation Services Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Eagle Farm
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Founded
- 2002
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- ASX: AQZ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Alliance Airlines
Alliance Airlines is Australia's major fly-in, fly-out air charter operator. Its about page says it was founded in 2002 with three aircraft and now has a fleet of 40 Fokker aircraft and over 500 staff, with regular and ad hoc charter services in Australia and New Zealand. Its history page says it commenced operations focused on the resources sector, and it also runs group charters for tourism, sporting and government clients.
Ownership timeline of Alliance Airlines
- Current owner Alliance Airlines [1] reported
Where Alliance Airlines sits in Alliance Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Alliance Airlines
Alliance Airlines is a publicly listed company headquartered in Eagle Farm, Australia, founded in 2002. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as ASX: AQZ.
Australian charter and aviation services company, ASX-listed as AQZ. An October 2025 ASX release gives its address as Eagle Farm, Queensland, says founder Scott McMillan helped found Alliance Airlines in 2002 and that it listed on the ASX in 2011, and describes a workforce of 1,450. Its half-year 2025 results release shows it also flies wet-lease aircraft for Qantas.
Alliance Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇺 Alliance Airlines and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Alliance Airlines is not one of them.
- Airnorth — Airnorth 🇦🇺
- Aurora Expeditions — Aurora Expeditions 🇦🇺
- Australia Post — Australia Post 🇦🇺
- CTI Logistics — CTI Logistics 🇦🇺
- Jetstar — Qantas 🇦🇺
- K&S Freighters — K&S Corporation 🇦🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Alliance Airlines?
The parent company of Alliance Airlines is Alliance Aviation Services Limited, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Alliance Airlines Australian?
Yes. Alliance Airlines originated in Australia in 2002 and its owner, Alliance Aviation Services Limited, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Alliance Airlines still owned by Alliance Aviation Services Limited?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Alliance Airlines is still owned by Alliance Aviation Services Limited. 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] Alliance Announces Leadership Succession (ASX release) — Alliance Aviation Services Limited, Stock exchange filing, published 8 October 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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