Who owns Kunming Airlines?
Kunming Airlines is owned by Air China (China, HKEX: 00753).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Air China Limited Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Air China Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Beijing
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 00753 SSE: 601111 LSE: AIRC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kunming Airlines
Kunming Airlines is an airline that Air China's 2025 annual report places inside its Shenzhen Airlines subsidiary, naming major subsidiaries as Shenzhen Airlines Company Limited (including Kunming Airlines Company Limited). Air China holds 51% of Shenzhen Airlines, so the group's interest in Kunming Airlines is indirect. The report gives no separate fleet, founding date or ownership percentage for Kunming Airlines.
Ownership timeline of Kunming Airlines
Where Kunming Airlines sits in Air China
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Air China
- Air China Inner Mongolia (80%)
- Air Macau (74.94%)
- Beijing Airlines (51%)
- Dalian Airlines (80%)
- Kunming Airlines
- Shandong Airlines (66%)
- Shenzhen Airlines (51%)
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Other brands owned by Air China
Air China controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
- Air China
- Air China Inner Mongolia (2013)
- Air Macau (1994)
- Beijing Airlines (2011)
- Dalian Airlines (2011)
- Shandong Airlines
- Shenzhen Airlines (1992)
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; Air China has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 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 |
| Beibu Gulf Airlines | Hainan Airlines Holding | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Air China
Air China is a publicly listed company headquartered in Beijing, China. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 00753, SSE: 601111 and LSE: AIRC.
Air China Limited describes itself as the only national flag carrier of China, headquartered in Beijing. It is listed in Hong Kong (00753), London (AIRC) and Shanghai (601111), and its controlling shareholder is China National Aviation Holding Corporation (CNAHC), a state-owned group. Its 2025 annual report names Shenzhen Airlines (including Kunming Airlines), Shandong Aviation Group (including Shandong Airlines), Air Macau, Beijing Airlines, Dalian Airlines and Air China Inner Mongolia as major subsidiaries, and Cathay Pacific and Tibet Airlines as associates. Air China holds 29.97% of Cathay Pacific, but Cathay is a separate listed company and is recorded under its own entry; Tibet Airlines is likewise not owned.
🇨🇳 Kunming Airlines and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 319 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kunming Airlines is not one of them.
- 7 Days — Jin Jiang Hotels 🇨🇳
- 9 Air — Juneyao Airlines 🇨🇳
- Air China Cargo — CNAHC 🇨🇳
- Beibu Gulf Airlines — Hainan Airlines Holding 🇨🇳
- Beijing Capital International Airport — Beijing Capital International Airport Co. 🇨🇳
- Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway — Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway 🇨🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kunming Airlines?
The parent company of Kunming Airlines is Air China, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Kunming Airlines Chinese?
Yes. Kunming Airlines originated in China and its owner, Air China, is also headquartered in China.
Is Kunming Airlines still owned by Air China?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Kunming Airlines is still owned by Air China. 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] Air China Limited Annual Report 2025 — Air China Limited, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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