Who owns Amakusa Airlines?
Amakusa Airlines is owned by Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: 会社案内 (company information), Amakusa Airlines, Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Amakusa
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Amakusa
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Amakusa Airlines
Amakusa Airlines, whose corporate mark combines the letters AM with an X, is a regional airline based in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. Its company page says it began operating on 23 March 2000 as a new wing for Kyushu, with three round trips a day between Amakusa and Fukuoka and one between Amakusa and Kumamoto. Its current timetable pages also list Kumamoto to Osaka Itami service.
Ownership timeline of Amakusa Airlines
- Current owner Amakusa Airlines [1] reported
Where Amakusa Airlines sits in Amakusa Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Amakusa Airlines ownership tree →
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.
| 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: Amakusa Airlines
Amakusa Airlines is a state-owned company headquartered in Amakusa, Japan, founded in 1998. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Small regional airline based in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. Its Japanese-language company page says it was established in October 1998 as a third-sector company funded 53% by Kumamoto Prefecture, 27% by two cities and one town of Amakusa, and 20% by private investors, and that it began flying on 23 March 2000 between Amakusa and Fukuoka and Amakusa and Kumamoto.
Amakusa Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Amakusa Airlines and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Amakusa Airlines is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Azuma Shipping — Azuma Shipping 🇯🇵
Official recalls involving Amakusa Airlines products
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to Amakusa Airlines. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- AMX Global Portable Folding Stadium Seats — CPSC,
Reason given: The recalled stadium seats have bleacher security hooks that can crack and break, posing fall and injury hazards to consumers.
Recalling firm: AMX Global
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Amakusa Airlines?
The parent company of Amakusa Airlines is Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd., a state-owned company headquartered in Japan.
Is Amakusa Airlines Japanese?
Yes. Amakusa Airlines originated in Japan in 2000 and its owner, Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Amakusa Airlines still owned by Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Amakusa Airlines is still owned by Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd. 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] 会社案内 (company information), Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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