Who owns Antarctic Airways?
Antarctic Airways is owned by DAP (Chile).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: DAP Airlines: Our Brands, Grupo DAP. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grupo DAP reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Punta Arenas
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Antarctic Airways
Antarctic Airways is the brand under which Grupo DAP offers air transport and logistic support to Antarctica. DAP's Our Brands page says the route has become more relevant each day, carrying scientific missions from around the world and exclusive tour programmes to King George Island, and the company's history page says DAP achieved its first flight to the continent in February 1989. The page does not give a founding year for the brand itself.
Ownership timeline of Antarctic Airways
Where Antarctic Airways sits in DAP
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by DAP
DAP controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- Aerovías DAP (1980)
- Mineral Airways (2012)
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; DAP 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: DAP
DAP is a privately held company headquartered in Punta Arenas, Chile. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Chilean aviation group based in Punta Arenas, Magallanes. Its own company history says Domingo Andrés Pivcevic, son of settlers who arrived in Magallanes in 1900, bought an aircraft in the early 1980s to move goods, and that Aerovías DAP was born in 1980. The group's Our Brands page also lists DAP Helicópteros (1989), DAP Antártica travel agency (1989), AeroRescate (2004), DAP Mares (vessels), DAP Helicópteros Argentina (2002) and Maquinarias Pivcevic, a construction company; those are not airlines and are not recorded as brands here. Ownership beyond the founder's family history is not stated.
🇨🇱 Antarctic Airways and other Chilean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 58 brands that began in Chile. 7 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Antarctic Airways is not one of them.
- EFE Central — EFE 🇨🇱
- JetSMART — JetSMART 🇨🇱
- LATAM Airlines Chile — LATAM 🇨🇱
- SAAM Towage — SAAM 🇨🇱
- SKY Airline — SKY Airline 🇨🇱
- Almaviva — Concha y Toro 🇨🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Antarctic Airways?
The parent company of Antarctic Airways is DAP, a privately held company headquartered in Chile.
Is Antarctic Airways Chilean?
Yes. Antarctic Airways originated in Chile and its owner, DAP, is also headquartered in Chile.
Is Antarctic Airways still owned by DAP?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Antarctic Airways is still owned by DAP. 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] DAP Airlines: Our Brands — Grupo DAP, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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