Who owns ITA Airways?
ITA Airways is owned by ITA Airways S.p.A. (Italy).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ITA Airways: Board of Directors approves the 2025 Financial Statements Project (25 March 2026), 25 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ITA Airways S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Rome
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy, Rome
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ITA Airways
ITA Airways is the Italian reference carrier, flying passenger and cargo services from Italy to international destinations as well as domestically. Its 25 March 2026 press release says it carried 16.2 million passengers in 2025 with a fleet of 106 aircraft (24 wide-body and 82 narrow-body) and describes it as 59% owned by Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance and 41% by Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
Ownership timeline of ITA Airways
- Current owner ITA Airways [1] reported
Where ITA Airways sits in ITA Airways
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
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|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: ITA Airways
ITA Airways is a state-owned company headquartered in Rome, Italy. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Italian airline company described in its own March 2026 results press release as the Italian reference carrier, owned 59% by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and 41% by Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Lufthansa's 2024 annual report records the acquisition of the 41% stake and options on the remaining shares, so ITA Airways is an associated company of Lufthansa Group, not a wholly owned member of it. It operates passenger and cargo air transport.
🇮🇹 ITA Airways and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ITA Airways is not one of them.
- ATV Azienda Trasporti Verona — FNM 🇮🇹
- Aeroitalia — Aeroitalia 🇮🇹
- Aeroporti di Roma — Mundys 🇮🇹
- Air Dolomiti — Lufthansa Group 🇩🇪
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport — Aeroporto di Bologna 🇮🇹
- Contship Italia — Eurokai 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ITA Airways?
The parent company of ITA Airways is ITA Airways S.p.A., a state-owned company headquartered in Italy.
Is ITA Airways owned by Lufthansa Group?
No. ITA Airways is owned by ITA Airways S.p.A., not Lufthansa Group.
Is ITA Airways Italian?
Yes. ITA Airways originated in Italy and its owner, ITA Airways S.p.A., is also headquartered in Italy.
Is ITA Airways still owned by ITA Airways S.p.A.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, ITA Airways is still owned by ITA Airways S.p.A. 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] ITA Airways: Board of Directors approves the 2025 Financial Statements Project (25 March 2026) — ITA Airways, Official press release, published 25 March 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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