The story
Founded by William August Franke in 2002.1
Private company
Federico Bravo
American private equity firm
Indigo Partners, LLC is an American private equity firm which has a controlling interest in the American Frontier Airlines and Chilean low-cost JetSmart, as well as holding stakes in Mexican budget airline Volaris and European (Hungarian) low-cost carrier Wizz Air. The company had a partnership with Enerjet when it launched the now defunct Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Lynx Air.2 It was founded by William August Franke.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2002Founded1
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Indigo Partners, LLC is an American private equity firm which has a controlling interest in the American Frontier Airlines and Chilean low-cost JetSmart, as well as holding stakes in Mexican budget airline Volaris and European (Hungarian) low-cost carrier Wizz Air. The company had a partnership with Enerjet when it launched the now defunct Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Lynx Air.2
Corporate structure
Federico Bravo sits at the top of its group. 14 entities, 10 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Federico Bravo Phoenix
- Frontier Airlines Subsidiary · Denver
- Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- JetSmart Subsidiary · Santiago
- Volaris Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
- Volaris Costa Rica Subsidiary · San José
- Wizz Air Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
- Hungary Air Cargo Subsidiary
- Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Subsidiary
- Wizz Air Bulgaria Subsidiary · Sofia
- Wizz Air Hungary Subsidiary
- Wizz Air Malta Subsidiary · Luqa, Malta
- Wizz Air UK Subsidiary · Luton
- Wizz Air Ukraine Subsidiary · Kyiv
- Frontier Airlines Subsidiary · Denver
Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Federico Bravo reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led Federico Bravo, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderWilliam August Franke1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 2002Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaIndigo Partners
- WikidataQ43215330
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataFederico Bravo on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFederico Bravo on Wikipedia