Who owns Smartavia?
Smartavia is owned by Joint-Stock Company Airline Smartavia (Russia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About the company - Smartavia. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Joint-Stock Company Airline Smartavia reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Smartavia
Smartavia is a Russian airline that its own about page describes as working in the format of the first smart low-cost carrier in Russia, with SkyInvest as its main shareholder. It flies scheduled and charter services under the code 5N to 65 Russian and foreign airports and says its fleet is 13 jets, nine Boeing 737-800, two Boeing 737-700 and two Airbus A320neo. The page says it won the IOSA safety audit in 2009 and joined IATA in 2011.
Ownership timeline of Smartavia
Where Smartavia sits in Smartavia
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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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.
| 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: Smartavia
Smartavia is a privately held company headquartered in Russia. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Russian airline company (Akcionernoe obshchestvo Aviakompaniya Smartavia) that, according to its own about page, flies scheduled and charter services under the Smartavia trademark and the code 5N, with bases at Moscow Sheremetyevo and Saint Petersburg Pulkovo. The page says its main shareholder is the Russian company SkyInvest and describes it as the first smart low-cost carrier in Russia.
🇷🇺 Smartavia and other Russian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in Russia. 5 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Smartavia is not one of them.
- Aeroflot — Aeroflot Group 🇷🇺
- FESCO — FESCO 🇷🇺
- Gazpromavia — Gazpromavia 🇷🇺
- IrAero — IrAero 🇷🇺
- Nordwind Airlines — Nordwind 🇷🇺
- Red Wings — Red Wings 🇷🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Smartavia?
The parent company of Smartavia is Joint-Stock Company Airline Smartavia, a privately held company headquartered in Russia.
Is Smartavia Russian?
Yes. Smartavia originated in Russia and its owner, Joint-Stock Company Airline Smartavia, is also headquartered in Russia.
Is Smartavia still owned by Joint-Stock Company Airline Smartavia?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Smartavia is still owned by Joint-Stock Company Airline Smartavia. 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] About the company - Smartavia — Smartavia, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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