Who owns Aloha Air Cargo?
Aloha Air Cargo is owned by Saltchuk (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Saltchuk Aviation: our family of companies. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Saltchuk Resources, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Seattle
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Honolulu
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Aloha Air Cargo
Aloha Air Cargo is a Honolulu-based cargo airline that began as a unit of Aloha Airlines, the passenger carrier that closed on 31 March 2008. Its own site says the profitable cargo division was then sold to Saltchuk, and that it now flies four Boeing 737-300 freighters six days a week to the main airports of the Hawaiian Islands.
Ownership timeline of Aloha Air Cargo
Where Aloha Air Cargo sits in Saltchuk
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Saltchuk
Saltchuk controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 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; Saltchuk 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: Saltchuk
Saltchuk is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, United States. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Saltchuk is a Seattle-based private transportation holding company; its Saltchuk Aviation site gives the address 450 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, and lists Aloha Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo and Ryan Air, with maintenance and shared-services units, as its aviation family of companies. Northern Air Cargo's own page says Saltchuk bought it in March 2006 and calls it Saltchuk's first airline; Aloha Air Cargo's page says Saltchuk bought the cargo division of Aloha Airlines after that passenger airline closed in March 2008.
🇺🇸 Aloha Air Cargo 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; Aloha Air Cargo is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Aloha Air Cargo?
The parent company of Aloha Air Cargo is Saltchuk, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Aloha Air Cargo American?
Yes. Aloha Air Cargo originated in the United States and its owner, Saltchuk, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Aloha Air Cargo still owned by Saltchuk?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Aloha Air Cargo is still owned by Saltchuk. 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] Saltchuk Aviation: our family of companies — Saltchuk Aviation, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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