Who owns EgyptAir?
EgyptAir is owned by EGYPTAIR Holding Company (Egypt).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: EGYPTAIR Annual Report 2022-2023, EGYPTAIR Holding Company, 30 June 2023. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- EGYPTAIR Holding Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇬 Egypt, Cairo
- Origin
- 🇪🇬 Egypt, Cairo
- Founded
- 1932
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About EgyptAir
EgyptAir Airlines is the passenger carrier at the core of EGYPTAIR Holding Company. The company's 2022-2023 annual report says it was established in May 1932, that it has been a Star Alliance member since July 2008, and that it flies its network from Cairo, with the Karnak tourism arm and EgyptAir Plus loyalty programme attached to it. The report records revenue of about 70 billion Egyptian pounds and around 10 million passengers in the 2022-2023 financial year.
Ownership timeline of EgyptAir
Where EgyptAir sits in EgyptAir
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by EgyptAir
EgyptAir controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- Air Cairo
- EgyptAir Cargo (2002)
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; EgyptAir 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: EgyptAir
EgyptAir is a state-owned company headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
Egyptian airline holding company. Its 2022-2023 annual report describes EGYPTAIR Airlines as the core of EGYPTAIR Holding Company, says EGYPTAIR was established in May 1932 and joined Star Alliance in July 2008, and lists the holding's external shareholdings at 30 June 2023, including 60.00% of Air Cairo Aviation and 51.00% of Shorouk Air. The report does not give the percentage the state holds in the holding company itself; it describes EGYPTAIR In-Flight Services as 100% owned by the Egyptian government. Its other subsidiaries (maintenance, ground services, catering, tourism and duty free, medical services) are not airlines.
🇪🇬 EgyptAir and other Egyptian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 45 brands that began in Egypt. 8 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; EgyptAir is not one of them.
- Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling — ACCHCo 🇪🇬
- Nesma Airlines — Nesma Airlines 🇪🇬
- Abu Auf — Agthia 🇦🇪
- Bake Rolz — Edita 🇪🇬
- Bekhero — Juhayna 🇪🇬
- Beyti — Almarai 🇸🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of EgyptAir?
The parent company of EgyptAir is EGYPTAIR Holding Company, a state-owned company headquartered in Egypt.
Is EgyptAir Egyptian?
Yes. EgyptAir originated in Egypt in 1932 and its owner, EGYPTAIR Holding Company, is also headquartered in Egypt.
Is EgyptAir still owned by EGYPTAIR Holding Company?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, EgyptAir is still owned by EGYPTAIR Holding Company. 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] EGYPTAIR Annual Report 2022-2023 — EGYPTAIR Holding Company, Annual report, published 30 June 2023; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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