Who owns Zambia Airways?
Zambia Airways is not wholly owned by any single company recorded here: Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia) holds a 45% stake.[1]
Evidence: Ethiopian Airlines Group — overview. Last checked .
Key facts
- Largest stakeholder
- Ethiopian Airlines Group (45% stake) reported
- Headquarters
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Origin
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Zambia Airways
Zambia Airways is the relaunched Zambian national carrier, a joint venture in which Ethiopian Airlines holds 45 per cent and the state-owned Industrial Development Corporation the remaining 55 per cent. The two partners put in 30 million US dollars of capital between them, and Ethiopian announced the launch on 29 November 2021 with Lusaka intended as an aviation hub for southern Africa. Ethiopian provides aircraft, systems and management support.
Ownership timeline of Zambia Airways
Where Zambia Airways sits in Ethiopian Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 5 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; Ethiopian Airlines has 3.
| 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: Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is a state-owned company headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded in 1945.
Ethiopian Airlines Group is wholly owned by the Government of Ethiopia and was founded on 21 December 1945, flying its first service on 8 April 1946. It operates more than 145 aircraft with an average age of about seven years to more than 145 international passenger and cargo destinations, over 60 of them African cities. Beyond the airline it runs cargo and logistics, an aviation university, ground services, aircraft maintenance, catering, airports, a tour operator and a hotel, and pursues a multi-hub strategy through minority stakes in national carriers elsewhere in Africa.
Ethiopian Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇲 Zambia Airways and other Zambian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 23 brands that began in Zambia. All of them are controlled from Zambia.
- Proflight Zambia — Proflight Zambia 🇿🇲
- Aloha — Trade Kings 🇿🇲
- Master Pork — Zambeef 🇿🇲
- Ama SipSip — Trade Kings 🇿🇲
- Amazon — Trade Kings 🇿🇲
- Banja — Trade Kings 🇿🇲
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Zambia Airways?
No single company recorded here owns Zambia Airways outright. Ethiopian Airlines holds a 45% stake.
Does Ethiopian Airlines control Zambia Airways?
No. A 45% holding does not give control, so Ethiopian Airlines shares ownership with others.
Where did Zambia Airways come from?
Zambia Airways originated in Zambia.
Sources (2) & 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] Ethiopian Airlines Group — overview — Ethiopian Airlines Group, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Ethiopian Partners with Industrial Development Corporation in Launching of Zambia Airways — Ethiopian Airlines Group, Official press release, published 29 November 2021; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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