Who owns Japan Airlines?
Japan Airlines is owned by Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (Japan, TSE: 9201).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Japan Airlines Company Profile and About JAL Group, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Founded
- 1951
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9201
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines is the full-service carrier of the JAL Group, headquartered in Higashi-Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its corporate profile gives 1 August 1951 as its establishment date, and the JAL Group investor page says it was founded in 1951 as Japan's first postwar airline. The group's investor page reports that the airline filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and divides its business into full-service, low-cost, cargo and mail, and mileage and lifestyle domains.
Ownership timeline of Japan Airlines
- Current owner Japan Airlines [1] reported
Where Japan Airlines sits in Japan Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 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; Japan Airlines has 5.
| 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: Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1951. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9201.
Japanese flag-carrier group headquartered in Higashi-Shinagawa, Tokyo; its corporate profile gives 1 August 1951 as the date of establishment and its investor pages describe it as Japan's first postwar airline. The group's investor page says its traffic data include flights by J-AIR, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, Ryukyu Air Commuter, ZIPAIR and Spring Japan, and its low-cost business page names ZIPAIR Tokyo, SPRING JAPAN and Jetstar Japan. Jetstar Japan is recorded under Qantas; the regional carriers are not listed as separate brands.
Japan Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Japan Airlines and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Japan Airlines is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Japan Airlines?
The parent company of Japan Airlines is Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Japan Airlines Japanese?
Yes. Japan Airlines originated in Japan in 1951 and its owner, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Japan Airlines still owned by Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Japan Airlines is still owned by Japan 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] Japan Airlines Company Profile and About JAL Group — Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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