Who owns Challenge Airlines IL?
Challenge Airlines IL is owned by Challenge Group (Israel).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About us - Challenge Group. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Challenge Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Origin
- 🇮🇱 Israel, Tel Aviv
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Challenge Airlines IL
Challenge Airlines IL is the Israeli freight airline of Challenge Group. The group says its roots lie in CAL Cargo Airlines, which was founded in Tel Aviv, and that CAL Cargo Airlines was renamed Challenge Airlines IL in 2022. The group says it began as a cargo airline created to export agricultural products out of Israel.
Ownership timeline of Challenge Airlines IL
- Current owner Challenge Group [1] reported
Where Challenge Airlines IL sits in Challenge Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Challenge Group
Challenge Group 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; Challenge Group 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: Challenge Group
Challenge Group is a privately held company headquartered in Israel. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Challenge Group is an air cargo and logistics group whose own website traces it to a cargo airline set up in Tel Aviv to export agricultural produce from Israel. The site says its founder and chairman Offer Gilboa laid the foundations for the group in 2020. It flies under three airline names, Challenge Airlines IL, BE and MT, and also runs air cargo handling and maintenance companies.
Challenge Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇱 Challenge Airlines IL and other Israeli brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 52 brands that began in Israel. 3 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Challenge Airlines IL is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Challenge Airlines IL?
The parent company of Challenge Airlines IL is Challenge Group, a privately held company headquartered in Israel.
Is Challenge Airlines IL Israeli?
Yes. Challenge Airlines IL originated in Israel and its owner, Challenge Group, is also headquartered in Israel.
Is Challenge Airlines IL still owned by Challenge Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Challenge Airlines IL is still owned by Challenge Group. 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] About us - Challenge Group — Challenge Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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