Who owns LATAM Airlines Ecuador?
LATAM Airlines Ecuador is owned by LATAM (Chile, NYSE: LTM).[1]
Evidence: LATAM Airlines Group S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-05, SEC EDGAR, 5 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- LATAM Airlines Group S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: LTM Santiago Stock Exchange: LTM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About LATAM Airlines Ecuador
LATAM Airlines Ecuador is the Ecuadorian passenger airline of the LATAM group, operated by LATAM-Airlines Ecuador S.A., formerly Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. The 2024 Form 20-F says the group began services in Ecuador in 2003 and that LATAM holds 60% of the voting shares and 100% of the non-voting shares.
Ownership timeline of LATAM Airlines Ecuador
Where LATAM Airlines Ecuador sits in LATAM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by LATAM
LATAM controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 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; LATAM has 7.
| 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 |
| 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: LATAM
LATAM is a publicly listed company headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: LTM and Santiago Stock Exchange: LTM.
Chilean airline holding company formed by the 2012 merger of LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM; the LATAM brand, launched in 2016, unified the two. Its 2024 Form 20-F says the Chilean government founded LAN in 1929 and that the group is listed in Santiago and, since 25 July 2024, on the NYSE. The 20-F lists passenger affiliates in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Paraguay plus cargo affiliates in Chile, Colombia and Brazil. LATAM Airlines Argentina is a consolidated affiliate that announced an indefinite cessation of operations in June 2020, so it is not listed as a brand.
🇪🇨 LATAM Airlines Ecuador and other Ecuadorian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 38 brands that began in Ecuador. 2 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, LATAM Airlines Ecuador among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of LATAM Airlines Ecuador?
The parent company of LATAM Airlines Ecuador is LATAM, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is LATAM Airlines Ecuador Ecuadorian or Chilean?
LATAM Airlines Ecuador originated in Ecuador, but it is owned today by LATAM, which is headquartered in Chile. So LATAM Airlines Ecuador is an Ecuadorian-origin brand under Chilean ownership.
Is LATAM Airlines Ecuador still owned by LATAM?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, LATAM Airlines Ecuador is still owned by LATAM. 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] LATAM Airlines Group S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-05 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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