Who owns United Airlines?
United Airlines is owned by United Airlines Holdings (the United States, NASDAQ: UAL).[1]
Evidence: United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- United Airlines Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: UAL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About United Airlines
United Airlines, Inc. is the wholly owned operating subsidiary of United Airlines Holdings, headquartered in Chicago. Its 10-K names mainland hubs at Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Regional flights marketed with United are flown by separate regional carriers under capacity purchase agreements, which the filing lists as CommuteAir, GoJet, Mesa, Republic and SkyWest.
Ownership timeline of United Airlines
- Current owner United Airlines Holdings [1] verified
Where United Airlines sits in United Airlines Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full United Airlines Holdings ownership tree →
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: United Airlines Holdings
United Airlines Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chicago, United States. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: UAL.
United Airlines Holdings is a Delaware holding company based in Chicago whose wholly owned subsidiary is United Airlines, Inc. Its 10-K lists regional carriers CommuteAir, GoJet, Mesa, Republic and SkyWest as operating capacity contracted to United under capacity purchase agreements; they are independent companies and not United subsidiaries. The 10-K also records an investment in the Brazilian airline Azul, which is not a United brand.
United Airlines Holdings: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 United Airlines 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; United Airlines 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 United Airlines?
The parent company of United Airlines is United Airlines Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is United Airlines American?
Yes. United Airlines originated in the United States and its owner, United Airlines Holdings, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is United Airlines still owned by United Airlines Holdings?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, United Airlines is still owned by United Airlines Holdings. 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] United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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