Who owns Avianca?
Avianca is owned by Abra (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Abra reports 2Q 2026 results supported by revenue growth and expanding connectivity, Abra Group. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Abra Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Origin
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Avianca
Avianca is the Colombian airline operated by Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., which Avianca Group International Limited holds at 99.98% according to its 2025 consolidated financial statements. That group also holds LifeMiles, Tampa Cargo, and carriers in Ecuador, Costa Rica and El Salvador. Avianca Group has been a controlled entity of Abra Group since 3 April 2023.
Ownership timeline of Avianca
Where Avianca sits in Abra
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Abra
Abra controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 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; Abra 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: Abra
Abra is a privately held company headquartered in United Kingdom. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Air transport holding company for Latin America that, per its own 2026 results releases, brings together the Avianca and GOL brands under one leadership team, with a strategic investment in the Spanish airline Wamos Air. Avianca Group International Limited's 2025 financial statements say it has been a controlled entity of Abra Group Limited since 3 April 2023. Abra's releases also describe a convertible-debt investment representing a minority interest in Chile's Sky Airline and a proposed business combination with it; Sky is not recorded as an Abra brand because that combination had not completed in the sources read. Both main carriers keep their own brands.
🇨🇴 Avianca and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 99 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (10%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Avianca among them.
- Airplan — ASUR 🇲🇽
- Coordinadora — Coordinadora 🇨🇴
- Copa Airlines Colombia — Copa 🇵🇦
- LATAM Airlines Colombia — LATAM 🇨🇱
- SATENA — SATENA 🇨🇴
- Searca — Searca 🇨🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Avianca?
The parent company of Avianca is Abra, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Avianca Colombian or British?
Avianca originated in Colombia, but it is owned today by Abra, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So Avianca is a Colombian-origin brand under British ownership.
Is Avianca still owned by Abra?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Avianca is still owned by Abra. 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] Abra reports 2Q 2026 results supported by revenue growth and expanding connectivity — Abra Group, Official press release; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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