Ethiopian Airlines: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Ethiopian Airlines is a state-owned company headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that owns 5 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Ethiopian Airlines Group (also Ethiopian, Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise)
- Type
- state-owned company · see all state-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇪🇹 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Founded
- 1945
- Website
- www.ethiopianairlines.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Ethiopian Airlines in numbers
- Ethiopian Airlines owns 5 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 4 brands.[1]
Everything Ethiopian Airlines owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- Zambia Airways — minority stake 45%[1]
- Air Congo — minority stake 49%[1]
- Malawi Airlines — minority stake 49% since 2013[1]
Ethiopian Airlines in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 254900Y8K8COJ8AOU726
- Registered name
- Ethiopian Airlines Group (ET)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 19 March 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Ethiopian Airlines own?
Ethiopian Airlines owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Ethiopian Airlines, ShebaMiles, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, Ethiopian Holidays and Ethiopian Skylight Hotel.
Is Ethiopian Airlines an Ethiopian company?
Yes. Ethiopian Airlines is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and was founded in 1945.
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] Ethiopian Airlines Group — overview — Ethiopian Airlines Group, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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