Who owns Contour Airlines?
Contour Airlines is owned by Contour Aviation (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Us - Contour Airlines, Contour Aviation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Contour Aviation (Corporate Flight Management, Inc.) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Smyrna
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Smyrna
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Contour Airlines
Contour Airlines is the regional airline brand of Contour Aviation, based in Smyrna, Tennessee, according to the company's about page. Its site describes 30-seat aircraft used for scheduled service and charters, small-community routes such as Macon, Kirksville and Vernal to larger hubs, and interline connections with Alaska, American, JetBlue and United.
Ownership timeline of Contour Airlines
- Current owner Contour Aviation [1] reported
Where Contour Airlines sits in Contour Aviation
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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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: Contour Aviation
Contour Aviation is a privately held company headquartered in Smyrna, United States, founded in 1982. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Contour Aviation is a privately held aviation company based in Smyrna, Tennessee. Its own about page says it was founded in 1982 as Corporate Flight Management, a private jet charter company, and grew into aircraft sales and management, maintenance and FBO services; it describes itself as among the 10 largest Part 135 charter operators in the United States. Contour Airlines is its regional airline brand, and the site footer names Corporate Flight Management as the entity trading as Contour Airlines.
Contour Aviation: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Contour Airlines 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; Contour Airlines is not one of them.
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- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
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- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Contour Airlines?
The parent company of Contour Airlines is Contour Aviation, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Contour Airlines American?
Yes. Contour Airlines originated in the United States and its owner, Contour Aviation, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Contour Airlines still owned by Contour Aviation?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Contour Airlines is still owned by Contour Aviation. 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 - Contour Airlines — Contour Aviation, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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