Who owns Northern Air Cargo?
Northern Air Cargo is owned by Saltchuk (the United States), which has owned the brand since 1 March 2006.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Saltchuk Aviation: our family of companies. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Saltchuk Resources, Inc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Seattle
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Anchorage
- Founded
- 1956
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Northern Air Cargo
Northern Air Cargo is an all-cargo airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, which its own About page says has served as Alaska's largest all-cargo airline since 1956. It was founded as a charter airfreight partnership using two C-82 aircraft, entered the jet age in 1991, and was purchased by Saltchuk Resources in March 2006 as Saltchuk's first airline.
Ownership timeline of Northern Air Cargo
Where Northern Air Cargo sits in Saltchuk
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Saltchuk
Saltchuk controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
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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; Saltchuk has 3.
| 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: Saltchuk
Saltchuk is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, United States. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Saltchuk is a Seattle-based private transportation holding company; its Saltchuk Aviation site gives the address 450 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, and lists Aloha Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo and Ryan Air, with maintenance and shared-services units, as its aviation family of companies. Northern Air Cargo's own page says Saltchuk bought it in March 2006 and calls it Saltchuk's first airline; Aloha Air Cargo's page says Saltchuk bought the cargo division of Aloha Airlines after that passenger airline closed in March 2008.
🇺🇸 Northern Air Cargo and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Northern Air Cargo is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Northern Air Cargo?
The parent company of Northern Air Cargo is Saltchuk, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Northern Air Cargo American?
Yes. Northern Air Cargo originated in the United States in 1956 and its owner, Saltchuk, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Saltchuk owned Northern Air Cargo?
Saltchuk has owned Northern Air Cargo since 1 March 2006.
Is Northern Air Cargo still owned by Saltchuk?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Northern Air Cargo is still owned by Saltchuk. 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] Saltchuk Aviation: our family of companies — Saltchuk Aviation, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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