Great fly! Have you ever flew state-owned (government-owned) airlines either whole (100%), majority (more than 50%), or minority (less than 50%)? Examples includes: SAS or Scandinavian Airlines: 14.24% (Danish government), 2.1% (Norwegian government), and 14.82% (Swedish government) ITA Airways: 100% through Ministry of Economy and Finance Air Canada: 6.4% Air France-KLM: 28.6% from French government and 9.1% from Dutch government The list goes on and on so look up Wikipedia article "List of government-owned airlines" page.