South African Airways: brands it owns and its ownership tree
South African Airways is a state-owned company headquartered in South Africa that owns 1 consumer brand.[1]
South Africa's state-owned flag carrier. Its Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 says the SAA group is a 100% state-owned company and the official flag carrier for South Africa, founded in 1934, and a member of Star Alliance since 2006. Its subsidiaries are SAA Technical (aircraft maintenance) and Air Chefs (airline catering), both wholly owned and not airlines, plus Mango Airlines, which the report shows as a wholly owned subsidiary in business rescue; Mango has ceased operations and is not listed as a brand here.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- South African Airways SOC Limited
- Type
- state-owned company · see all state-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Founded
- 1934
- Website
- www.flysaa.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
South African Airways in numbers
- South African Airways owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 1 brands.[1]
Everything South African Airways owns
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does South African Airways own?
South African Airways owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including South African Airways.
Is South African Airways a South African company?
Yes. South African Airways is headquartered in South Africa and was founded in 1934.
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] South African Airways Group Integrated Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 — South African Airways SOC Limited, Annual report, published 31 March 2025; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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