Who owns ZanAir?
ZanAir is owned by ZanAir (Tanzania).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: History of ZanAir. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ZanAir reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania, Zanzibar
- Origin
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania, Zanzibar
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ZanAir
ZanAir is an airline based on Zanzibar, Tanzania. Its website says its history began when Carl G. Salisbury arrived on the island on 4 May 1991 with a Piper Seneca and founded the airline after about a year. It offers charter and scenic flights, scheduled flights and transfers to destinations including Arusha, Mafia, Pemba, the Selous and the Serengeti.
Ownership timeline of ZanAir
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Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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About the owner: ZanAir
ZanAir is a privately held company headquartered in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Zanzibar-based airline operating charter, scenic and scheduled flights between Zanzibar and mainland Tanzanian destinations. Its history page says Carl G. Salisbury arrived on Zanzibar on 4 May 1991 with a Piper Seneca, founded ZanAir after about a year, and remains its Managing Director. The page does not give a legal name or exact founding date, so none are recorded.
🇹🇿 ZanAir and other Tanzanian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 16 brands that began in Tanzania. 3 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ZanAir is not one of them.
- Air Tanzania — Air Tanzania 🇹🇿
- Auric Air — Auric Air 🇹🇿
- Precision Air — Precision Air 🇹🇿
- African Fruti — Bakhresa 🇹🇿
- Jahazi Restaurant — Gulf Hotels Group 🇧🇭
- Masafi — METL Group 🇹🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ZanAir?
The parent company of ZanAir is ZanAir, a privately held company headquartered in Tanzania.
Is ZanAir Tanzanian?
Yes. ZanAir originated in Tanzania and its owner, ZanAir, is also headquartered in Tanzania.
Is ZanAir still owned by ZanAir?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, ZanAir is still owned by ZanAir. 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] History of ZanAir — ZanAir, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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