Who owns SF Airlines?
SF Airlines is owned by SF Holding (China, SZSE: 002352).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. 2025 Annual Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Shenzhen
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China, Shenzhen
- Founded
- 2009
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- SZSE: 002352 HKEX: 6936
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SF Airlines
SF Airlines is the cargo airline of SF Holding, listed in the 2025 annual report as SF Airlines Company Limited, a 100 percent owned subsidiary providing air cargo and mail transportation. The report says it was established in 2009, that 90 of the group's 111 all-cargo aircraft were self-operated by SF Airlines at the end of 2025, and that it employed 852 pilots.
Ownership timeline of SF Airlines
- Current owner SF Holding [1] reported
Where SF Airlines sits in SF Holding
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full SF Holding brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by SF Holding
SF Holding 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.
| 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: SF Holding
SF Holding is a publicly listed company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, founded in 1993. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as SZSE: 002352 and HKEX: 6936.
SF Holding is a logistics group listed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Its own website says SF was established in Shunde, Guangdong in 1993 and is headquartered in Shenzhen. Its 2025 annual report lists SF Airlines Company Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary providing air cargo and mail transportation and says the group operated 111 all-cargo aircraft at the end of 2025.
🇨🇳 SF 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; SF Airlines is not one of them.
- 7 Days — Jin Jiang Hotels 🇨🇳
- 9 Air — Juneyao Airlines 🇨🇳
- Air China — Air China 🇨🇳
- Air China Cargo — CNAHC 🇨🇳
- Beibu Gulf Airlines — Hainan Airlines Holding 🇨🇳
- Beijing Capital International Airport — Beijing Capital International Airport Co. 🇨🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of SF Airlines?
The parent company of SF Airlines is SF Holding, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is SF Airlines Chinese?
Yes. SF Airlines originated in China in 2009 and its owner, SF Holding, is also headquartered in China.
Is SF Airlines still owned by SF Holding?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, SF Airlines is still owned by SF Holding. 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] S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. 2025 Annual Report — S.F. Holding Co., Ltd., Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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