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FN-GM
Not all are government owned. CX for example.
but are they as public as airlines in US
CX owners - swire 45% air china 30% (totaling 75%)
and swire family controls swire's voting rights (as pritzker family controls hyatt)
centreforaviation.com/analysis/jetstar-hong-kong-licence-application-rejected-hong-kong-becomes-an-island-of-protectionism-in-asia-206546
Cathay's 1H2014 report stated 48.10% of its capital and 60.63% of the voting rights are with London-based John Swire & Sons Limited or its wholly-owned subsidiary John Swire & Sons (H.K.). This gives foreign majority control.
so swire family controls cathay too