Who owns UPS Airlines?
UPS Airlines is owned by UPS (the United States, NYSE: UPS).[1]
Evidence: United Parcel Service, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- United Parcel Service, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Atlanta
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: UPS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About UPS Airlines
UPS Airlines is the air carrier arm of United Parcel Service. UPS filings refer to it by that name and say the FAA granted UPS an operating certificate in 1988. Its 10-K for 2025 lists 295 UPS owned or operated aircraft, including Boeing 757, 767 and 747-8 freighters and Airbus A300-600s, flown in a hub and spoke pattern through Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ownership timeline of UPS Airlines
Where UPS Airlines sits in UPS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by UPS
UPS controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 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: UPS
UPS is a publicly listed company headquartered in Atlanta, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: UPS.
United Parcel Service, Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, whose class B common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Its 10-K for 2025 reports an aircraft fleet of 295 UPS owned or operated aircraft and says its aircraft run in a hub and spoke pattern around its Worldport hub in Louisville, Kentucky. UPS describes operating one of the largest airlines under the global UPS brand.
🇺🇸 UPS 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; UPS 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 UPS Airlines?
The parent company of UPS Airlines is UPS, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is UPS Airlines American?
Yes. UPS Airlines originated in the United States and its owner, UPS, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is UPS Airlines still owned by UPS?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, UPS Airlines is still owned by UPS. 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 Parcel Service, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 17 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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