The following is a list of operational airlines in the United Kingdom. For British Overseas Territories, see the sections for Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Remarks |
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Ascend Airways | YD | SYG | SYNERGY | ||
Aer Lingus UK | EG | EUK | GREEN FLIGHT | The Northern Irish subsidiary of the Irish flag carrier, Aer Lingus, based in Belfast. | |
BA CityFlyer | CJ | CFE | FLYER | Regional airline, flying Embraer aircraft, it is a subsidiary of British Airways (BA) with its head office based at Didsbury, Manchester, England; the airline operates all flights from its hub at London City Airport to UK and European destinations with the BA's full livery and flight numbers. | |
BA EuroFlyer | A0 | EFW | GRIFFIN | Subsidiary of British Airways (BA), operating flights from its hub at London Gatwick to short haul destinations with BA's full livery and flight numbers. | |
British Airways | BA | BAW / SHT | SPEEDBIRD / SHUTTLE | The flag carrier, with its hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, the airline flies to 245 destinations all around the world, with a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The airline is the second largest UK carrier behind easyJet. | |
Eastern Airways | T3 | EZE | EASTFLIGHT | Regional airline with its hub at Humberside Airport near Kirmington North Lincolnshire, England. It operates domestic, international and private charter services. It has a fleet of ATR, Embraer, and British Aerospace Jetstream 41. | |
easyJet | U2 | EZY | EASY | Low-cost carrier with its the main hub at Luton Airport. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 1,000 routes to 30 countries via its affiliate airlines operating only Airbus aircraft. | |
Jet2.com | LS | EXS | CHANNEX | Low-cost-leisure airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the country. With a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, it is the third largest airline in the UK after easyJet, and British Airways. | |
Loganair | LM | LOG | LOGAN | Scottish regional airline with its base at Glasgow Airport near Paisley, Scotland. | |
Norse Atlantic UK | Z0 | UBT | LONGBOAT | Low-cost carrier Long-haul; a subsidiary of Norse Atlantic Airways, its base at Gatwick Airport. | |
Ryanair UK | RK | RUK | BLUE MAX | Low-cost carrier, a subsidiary of Ryanair, its base at London Stansted Airport. | |
Virgin Atlantic | VS | VIR | VIRGIN | Long haul airline based in Crawley, England. | |
Wizz Air UK | W9 | WUK | WIZZ GO | Low-cost carrier, a subsidiary of Wizz Air, with its base at Luton Airport. |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Remarks |
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2Excel Aviation | BRO | BROADSWORD | |||
AirTanker | 9L | TOW | TOWLINE | Operates a fleet of 14 Airbus A330 MRTT for the Royal Air Force, known as Voyager, under a 27-year contract to the UK Government; its call sign is a nod to its primary role of aerial refuelling tankers. | |
BAE Systems Corporate Air Travel / Marine | BAE / VSB | FELIX / VICKERS | |||
Bristow Helicopters | BHL | BRISTOW | |||
Directflight | DCT | AIRTASK | |||
SaxonAir | SXN | SAXONAIR | |||
RVL Aviation | 7M | REV | ENDURANCE | ||
TAG Aviation (UK) | VIP | SOVEREIGN | |||
TUI Airways | BY | TOM | TOMJET | Largest charter airline in Europe. | |
Titan Airways | ZT | AWC | ZAP | Provides VIP aircraft to the UK Government. |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Remarks |
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DHL Air UK | D0 | DHK | WORLD EXPRESS | UK subsidiary of DHL in Germany | |
West Atlantic UK | NL | NPT | NEPTUNE |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Remarks |
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Acropolis Aviation | CRV | ACROPOLIS | |||
AH Helicopters | |||||
Air Charter Scotland | EDC | SALTIRE | Its call sign is a homage to the flag of Scotland | ||
Apollo Air Services | |||||
Arena Aviation | REN | ARENA | No longer operating https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03101572 | ||
Atlas Helicopters | TDT | TRIDENT | |||
Blu Halkin | |||||
Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore | ULR | VIPER | Originally known as Bond Helicopters. | ||
Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore | RHD | REDHEAD | |||
Bookajet | BOO | BOOKAJET | |||
British International Helicopter Services | BRT | BRITISH | |||
Capital Air Ambulance | EGL | PRESTIGE | |||
Capital Air Services | WDK | WOODSTOCK | |||
Cardinal Helicopter Services | |||||
Castle Air | CASTLEFILM | ||||
Catreus AOC | VCG | THUNDER CAT | |||
Centreline Air Charter | CLF | CLIFTON | |||
CHC Scotia | HKS | HELIBUS | |||
Concierge U | JCO | CINCIERGE | |||
Corporate Jet Management | CJM | CHECKMARK | |||
Cutting Edge Helicopters | |||||
Devon Air Ambulance | HLE | HELIMED | Operates air ambulance in the county of Devon | ||
DEA Aviation Limited | WKT | WHITE KNIGHT | |||
Directflight | DCT | AIRTASK | |||
Dragonfly Aviation Services | CBM | CAMBRIAN | |||
Eagle European | |||||
East Midland Helicopters (Looporder Limited) | CTK | COSTOCK | |||
EBG Helicopters | REDHILL | Based at Redhill Aerodrome near London, Gatwick Airport. | |||
Elite Helicopters | SOLENT | Based at Goodwood Airport, Chichester | |||
Excel Charter | XEL | HELIEXCEL | |||
Execujet (UK) | LCY | LONDON CITY | Based at London City Airport | ||
Executive Aviation Services | JTR | JESTER | |||
Flairjet | FLJ | FLAIRJET | |||
Flight Academy Limited | EQT | EQUITY | |||
Flight Calibration Services Ltd | VOR | FLIGHTCAL | |||
FR Aviation | FRA | RUSHTON | Its call sign is a homage to its formation at RAF Tarrant Rushton | ||
Gama Aviation | GMA | GAMA | |||
GB Helicopters (VLL Limited) | EDY | SOLWAY | |||
Haverdfordwest Air Charter Services (Fly Wales) | PYN | POYSTON | |||
Hebridean Air Services | HBR | HEBRIDEAN | |||
Heli Air | HLY | WHISPER | |||
Helicentre Aviation | |||||
Helicentre Liverpool (Kingmoor Aviation) | HLL | FUSION | |||
Helicopters Services (Un Pied Sur Terre Limited) | |||||
HH Helicopters | HHH | CORINIUM | |||
IAS Medical | MDI | MEDOPS | |||
Isles of Scilly Skybus | 5Y | IOS | SCILLONIA | ||
Jet Exchange | XCH | EXCHANGE | |||
Loch Lomond Seaplanes | |||||
London Executive Aviation | LNX | LONEX | |||
London Helicopter Centres | LHC | MUSTANG | No longer operating. | ||
London's Air Ambulance | HLE | HELIMED | Provides air ambulance services for Greater London | ||
LyddAir | LYD | LYDDAIR | |||
Multiflight | MFT | YORKAIR | |||
Newcastle Aviation | APX | APEX | |||
NHV Helicopters | NHZ | GOLD | |||
North Wales Air Academy | |||||
Northumbria Helicopters | NHL | NORTHUMBRIA | |||
PDG Helicopters | PDG | OSPREY | |||
Pen-Avia | PDY | PENDLEY | |||
Phoenix Helicopter Academy | BPH | BLACK PHOENIX | |||
Polo Aviation | CUK | CHUKKA | Its call sign is a nod to a period in a game of horseback polo | ||
PremiAir Aviation Services | PGL | PREMIERE | |||
Ravenair | RVR | RAVEN | |||
Regency Jet Ltd. | LJC | LITTLE JET | |||
Rise Aviation | |||||
Scillonia Airways [2] | SCI | SCILLONIA | |||
Sloane Helicopters | SLN | SLOANE | |||
Sovereign Business Jets | RHK | REDHAWK | |||
Specialist Aviation Services | PLC | SPECIAL | |||
Starspeed | SSP | STARSPEED | |||
Synergy Aviation | SYG | SYNERGY | rebranding as Ascend Airways | ||
Voluxis Limited | VXS | VOLUXIS | |||
Whizzard Helicopters | SPELLCASTER | ||||
Woodgate Aviation (NI) | CWY | CAUSEWAY | |||
Yorkshire Air Ambulance | HLE | HELIMED | operates air ambulance services throughout Yorkshire | ||
Zenith Aviation | BZE | ZENSTAR | |||
Zephyr Aviation | MBG | CHALGROVE |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign |
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Aurigny | GR | AUR | AYLINE | |
Blue Islands | SI | BCI | BLUE ISLAND |
Flybe, styled as flybe, was a British airline based in Exeter, England. It was sold to Connect Airways in 2019; it was the largest independent regional airline in Europe. Flybe once provided more than half of the UK domestic flights outside of London.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigates civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and crown dependencies. It is also the Space Accident Investigation Authority (SAIA) for the United Kingdom. The AAIB is a branch of the Department for Transport and is based in the grounds of Farnborough Airport, Hampshire.
Loganair is a Scottish regional airline headquartered at Glasgow Airport in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The airline primarily operates domestic flights within the United Kingdom. It is the largest regional airline in Scotland by passenger numbers and fleet size.
Molokai Airport, also known as Hoolehua Airport is a state-owned, public use airport located six nautical miles northwest of Kaunakakai, on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It is the principal airport of the island. The largest plane to ever fly here regularly was a Boeing 737-200 jet, which seats 127 passengers.
Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost airline based at Leeds Bradford Airport, England, United Kingdom. It offers scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. As of 2022, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind easyJet and British Airways. Jet2 is also officially the largest tour operator in the UK after overtaking TUI in 2023.
Isles of Scilly Skybus is a British airline which operates year-round scheduled services to the Isles of Scilly from Land's End Airport and Newquay Airport in Cornwall, and seasonal scheduled services from Exeter. Their head office is located in the Isles of Scilly Travel Centre in Penzance, Cornwall.
Aurigny Air Services Limited, commonly known as Aurigny, is the flag carrier airline of the Bailiwick of Guernsey with its head office next to Guernsey Airport in the Channel Islands, and wholly owned by the States of Guernsey since nationalisation in 2003. It operates regular passenger and freight services to the Channel Islands, France, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Its main base is situated next to Guernsey Airport, with other aircraft and crew based at Alderney Airport. Aurigny is one of the longest serving regional airlines in the world, and is the second oldest established airline in Britain after Loganair. The origin of its name lies in the cognate across Norman languages for Alderney.
DHL Air UK, incorporated as DHL Air Ltd., is a British cargo airline based in Orbital Park, Hounslow, London Borough of Hounslow. It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post and provides services on the group's DHL-branded parcel and express network in Europe. Its main base is East Midlands Airport. It forms a part of the greater DHL Aviation division.
European Aviation Air Charter was an airline based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. It operated ad hoc charter services, VIP flights, and inclusive-tour and sub-charter flights, as well as ACMI wet leases for other airlines. Its main base was Bournemouth Airport. The company went into administration on Tuesday 2 December 2008.
Titan Airways Limited is a British charter airline based at London Stansted Airport. The carrier specialises in short-notice ACMI and wet lease operations, as well as ad-hoc passenger and cargo charter services to tour operators, corporations, governments, and the sports and entertainment sectors. The company holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail, on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
Jet2 plc is a British multinational airline company based in Leeds, England.
The DH.83 Fox Moth is a small biplane passenger aircraft from the 1930s powered by a single de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline inverted engine, manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.
Air transport in the United Kingdom is the commercial carriage of passengers, freight and mail by aircraft, both within the United Kingdom (UK) and between the UK and the rest of the world. In the past 25 years the industry has seen continuous growth, and the demand for passenger air travel in particular is forecast to increase from the current level of 236 million passengers to 465 million in 2030. One airport, Heathrow Airport, is amongst the top ten busiest airports in the world. More than half of all passengers travelling by air in the UK currently travel via the six London area airports. Outside London, Manchester Airport is by far the largest and busiest of the remaining airports, acting as a hub for the 20 million or so people who live within a two-hour drive. Regional airports have experienced the most growth in recent years, due to the success of low-cost carrier airlines over the last decade.
TUI Airways Limited is the British arm of the TUI Airline group, which is owned and operated by the TUI Group. They offer scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and Ireland to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
United Airways Ltd was a British airline operating in 1935, ending as part of British Airways Ltd.
AirTanker Services Limited, incorporated in England and Wales on 14 June 2007 with the company registration number 06279646, is a private limited company in the United Kingdom (UK), which operates a British airline known as AirTanker, and is also an aircraft leasing and operating company.
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