Who owns EL AL?
EL AL is owned by El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (Israel).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. Periodic Report for 2024 (English translation), 12 March 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Origin
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Founded
- 1948
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About EL AL
EL AL is the main airline of El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., which its 2024 periodic report says was incorporated on 15 November 1948. The company flies scheduled passenger services to and from Israel, including transatlantic routes, and cargo, and it operates Israeli aviation security services under arrangements with the State. Its loyalty programme and Fly Card credit card are separate group businesses and are not listed here as airlines.
Ownership timeline of EL AL
Where EL AL sits in El Al
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by El Al
El Al controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 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; El Al has 2.
| 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: El Al
El Al is a publicly listed company headquartered in Israel, founded in 1948. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. is the Israeli airline group incorporated as a limited liability company on 15 November 1948 and listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Its 2024 periodic report says the group operates passenger and cargo air transport to and from Israel, mainly scheduled flights by the company and by its wholly owned subsidiary Sun d'Or International Airlines (Sundor). Kanfei Nesharim Aviation Ltd., through which Eli Zachary Rozenberg holds control since September 2020, is its controlling shareholder; a special State share also exists.
🇮🇱 EL AL 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; EL AL is not one of them.
- Challenge Airlines IL — Challenge Group 🇮🇱
- Dan — Dan 🇮🇱
- Derech Egged — Egged 🇮🇱
- ZIM — ZIM 🇮🇱
- Achla — Strauss Group 🇮🇱
- Ajovy — Teva 🇮🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of EL AL?
The parent company of EL AL is El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Israel.
Is EL AL Israeli?
Yes. EL AL originated in Israel in 1948 and its owner, El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., is also headquartered in Israel.
Is EL AL still owned by El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, EL AL is still owned by El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. 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] El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. Periodic Report for 2024 (English translation) — El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., Annual report, published 12 March 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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