Who owns IBEX Airlines?
IBEX Airlines is owned by IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: 会社概要 and 会社沿革 (company profile and history), IBEX Airlines, IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About IBEX Airlines
IBEX Airlines is a Japanese regional scheduled airline. Its company history says the operating company was established in January 1999 as Fairlink, received its air transport licence in June 2000, flew its first route between Sendai and Kansai in August 2000 and took the name IBEX Airlines in October 2004. Its website lists routes from Sendai, Niigata, Fukushima, Itami, Fukuoka and other airports and codeshare services with All Nippon Airways.
Ownership timeline of IBEX Airlines
- Current owner IBEX Airlines [1] reported
Where IBEX Airlines sits in IBEX Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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About the owner: IBEX Airlines
IBEX Airlines is a privately held company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Japanese regional airline headquartered in Koto-ku, Tokyo. Its Japanese-language company profile says it was established on 29 January 1999 (as Fairlink Co., Ltd., renamed IBEX Airlines in October 2004), began operating on 7 August 2000 and has 100 million yen of capital, with Nihon Digital Laboratory Co., Ltd. holding 47.9%, its president Kazuo Maezawa 42.1% and others 10.0%. The company runs codeshare flights with All Nippon Airways.
IBEX Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 IBEX Airlines and other Japanese brands
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of IBEX Airlines?
The parent company of IBEX Airlines is IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd., a privately held company headquartered in Japan.
Is IBEX Airlines Japanese?
Yes. IBEX Airlines originated in Japan in 2000 and its owner, IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is IBEX Airlines still owned by IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, IBEX Airlines is still owned by IBEX Airlines Co., 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] 会社概要 and 会社沿革 (company profile and history), IBEX Airlines — IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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