Who owns Kenya Airways?
Kenya Airways is owned by Kenya Airways Plc (Kenya, NSE (Nairobi): KQ).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kenya Airways Plc Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025, 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kenya Airways Plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Origin
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- NSE (Nairobi): KQ
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways is the international airline of Kenya Airways Plc, a company incorporated and domiciled in Kenya. According to the group's 2025 annual report it carries passengers and cargo on international, regional and domestic routes, flying to 47 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and North America. The group's own pages show it as a member of the SkyTeam alliance, and it also operates a cargo business as KQ Cargo.
Ownership timeline of Kenya Airways
- Current owner Kenya Airways [1] reported
Where Kenya Airways sits in Kenya Airways
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways 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; Kenya Airways 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: Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways is a publicly listed company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE (Nairobi): KQ.
Kenya's national airline group, a limited liability company incorporated in Kenya under the Companies Act 2015. Its 2025 annual report says its shares are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and the Uganda Securities Exchange, and that the Government of Kenya is a major lender and supporter of the group. The group operated to 47 destinations at the end of 2025. Its other subsidiaries (African Cargo Handling, Kenya Airfreight Handling, Fahari Aviation, and the dormant Kencargo Airlines International) are not operating airlines.
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🇰🇪 Kenya Airways and other Kenyan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 51 brands that began in Kenya. 1 of them (2%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kenya Airways is not one of them.
- AirKenya — AirKenya 🇰🇪
- Elewana Collection — Minor International 🇹🇭
- Kenya Ports Authority — KPA 🇰🇪
- Mombasa Air Safari — Mombasa Air Safari 🇰🇪
- Safarilink — Safarilink 🇰🇪
- Skyward Airlines — Skyward Airlines 🇰🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kenya Airways?
The parent company of Kenya Airways is Kenya Airways Plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Kenya Airways Kenyan?
Yes. Kenya Airways originated in Kenya and its owner, Kenya Airways Plc, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is Kenya Airways still owned by Kenya Airways Plc?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Kenya Airways is still owned by Kenya Airways Plc. 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] Kenya Airways Plc Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025 — Kenya Airways Plc, Annual report, published 31 December 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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