Who owns Sudan Airways?
Sudan Airways is owned by Sudan Airways Company (the Sudan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Sudanair (عن سودانير), Sudan Airways. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sudan Airways Company reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇩 Sudan
- Origin
- 🇸🇩 Sudan
- Founded
- 1946
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sudan Airways
Sudan Airways, branded Sudanair, is the national airline of Sudan and says it was founded in 1946. Its website describes it as having started with Douglas DC-3 aircraft, and lists current destinations of Port Sudan, Jeddah, Cairo, Riyadh and Sharjah, with Muscat and Doha announced as coming soon. It also records the effects of sanctions, South Sudan's secession in 2011 and the 2023 war on the carrier.
Ownership timeline of Sudan Airways
- Current owner Sudan Airways [1] reported
Where Sudan Airways sits in Sudan Airways
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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About the owner: Sudan Airways
Sudan Airways is a state-owned company headquartered in Sudan, founded in 1946. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Sudan's national airline (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية السودانية, known as Sudanair). Its website calls it the national carrier of Sudan since its founding in 1946, and its About page says it began with Douglas DC-3 aircraft after the Second World War. The same page mentions government restructuring and partial-privatisation initiatives but gives no ownership percentages, so none are recorded; the state_owned type is inferred from the national-carrier description.
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🇸🇩 Sudan Airways and other Sudanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 11 brands that began in the Sudan. All of them are controlled from the Sudan.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sudan Airways?
The parent company of Sudan Airways is Sudan Airways Company, a state-owned company headquartered in the Sudan.
Is Sudan Airways Sudanese?
Yes. Sudan Airways originated in the Sudan in 1946 and its owner, Sudan Airways Company, is also headquartered in the Sudan.
Is Sudan Airways still owned by Sudan Airways Company?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Sudan Airways is still owned by Sudan Airways Company. 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 Sudanair (عن سودانير) — Sudan Airways, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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