Airlines in United Kingdom
Cataloguing 117 commercial and cargo airlines registered in United Kingdom. Currently 44 carriers are active and 73 are defunct or merged.
Key Facts: Aviation in United Kingdom
- 117 commercial and cargo airlines have operated in United Kingdom.
- 44 carriers (37.6%) maintain active operations or verified fleets.
- 73 carriers (62.4%) have ceased operations, merged, or dissolved.
Operational Status Distribution
Out of 117 airlines in United Kingdom: 44 are active (37.6%) and 73 are defunct (62.4%).
Active (44) Defunct (73)
| Status | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 44 | 37.6% |
| Defunct | 73 | 62.4% |
All Airlines in United Kingdom
| Airline Name | IATA | ICAO | Status | Founded | Ceased | Observed Fleet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 Jet Ltd | - | TWF | defunct | - | - | - |
| A J Services | - | AJA | defunct | - | - | - |
| AD Aviation | - | VUE | active | - | - | - |
| Aereos Limited | - | FST | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aero Dynamics | - | ADL | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aerogroup 98 Limited | - | RWY | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aeromedicare Ltd. | - | AMQ | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aeromega | - | OMG | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Atlanta Europe | EG | EUK | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Atlantique | JI | AAG | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Charter Service | - | ACV | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Cudlua | - | CUD | active | - | - | - |
| Air Data | - | AFS | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Foyle | GS | UPA | active | - | - | - |
| Air Medical | - | MCD | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Mercia | - | MCB | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Montegomery | - | MTY | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Navigation And Trading Co. Ltd. | - | ANB | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Partner | - | ACG | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air South West | - | PIE | defunct | - | - | - |
| Air Southwest | - | WOW | active | - | - | 17 |
| Air Wales | 6G | AWW | active | - | - | - |
| Airbourne School of Flying | - | RGT | defunct | - | - | - |
| Airfreight Express | - | AFX | defunct | - | - | - |
| Airshare Holdings | DO | SHH | defunct | - | - | - |
| Airtime Charters | - | IME | defunct | - | - | - |
| Airways Flight Training | - | DRM | defunct | - | - | - |
| Alan Mann Helicopters Ltd. | - | AMH | defunct | - | - | - |
| Albion Aviation | AL | ALD | defunct | - | - | - |
| All Charter Limited | 0B | BLA | active | - | - | 1 |
| All Europe | N9 | N99 | active | - | - | - |
| Anglo Cargo | - | ANC | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aravco Ltd. | - | ARV | active | - | - | 1 |
| Archer Aviation | - | DHM | defunct | - | - | - |
| Army Air Corps | - | AAC | defunct | - | - | - |
| Astraeus | 5W | AEU | active | - | - | - |
| Atlantic Airlines | - | NPT | active | - | - | 3 |
| Atlas Helicopters | - | TDT | defunct | - | - | - |
| AUOS | UI | AUK | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aurigny Air Services | GR | AUR | active | - | - | 6 |
| AV8 Helicopters | - | AVH | defunct | - | - | - |
| Avcard Services | - | ACC | defunct | - | - | - |
| Avcorp Registrations | - | AVP | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aviance | - | GHL | defunct | - | - | - |
| Aviation Beaufort | - | AVB | defunct | - | - | - |
| Avitat | - | ESO | defunct | - | - | - |
| BA CityFlyer | CJ | CFE | active | - | - | 24 |
| BA101 | - | 710 | active | - | - | - |
| BAC Express Airlines | - | RPX | defunct | - | - | - |
| BAC Leasing Limited | - | BAC | defunct | - | - | - |
| BAE Systems | - | WTN | active | - | - | 1 |
| BAE Systems | - | BAE | defunct | - | - | - |
| BAE Systems | - | WFD | defunct | - | - | - |
| Barnes Olsen Aeroleasing | - | CLN | defunct | - | - | - |
| BBN-Airways | - | EGH | active | - | - | - |
| BCT Aviation | - | BCT | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bearing Supplies Limited | - | PVO | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bizjet Ltd | - | BIZ | defunct | - | - | - |
| Blue Islands | SI | BCI | active | - | - | 2 |
| Blue Swann Aviation | - | BSJ | defunct | - | - | - |
| bmi | 2T | BMA | active | - | - | - |
| bmibaby | WW | BMI | active | - | - | - |
| BN Group Limited | - | BNG | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bond Air Services | - | RHD | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bond Offshore Helicopters | - | BND | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bonus Aviation | - | BPT | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bookajet Limited | - | BOO | defunct | - | - | - |
| Boscombe Down DERA (Formation) | - | RRS | defunct | - | - | - |
| Briggs Marine Environmental Services | - | BME | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bristol Flying Centre | - | CLF | defunct | - | - | - |
| Bristow Helicopters | - | BHL | defunct | - | - | - |
| Britannia Airways | - | BAL | defunct | - | - | - |
| British Air Ferries | ?? | ??! | defunct | - | - | - |
| British Airways | - | XMS | active | - | - | 2 |
| British Airways | BA | BAW | active | 1974 | - | 316 |
| British Airways Shuttle | BA | SHT | active | - | - | 2 |
| British Antarctic Survey | - | BAN | defunct | - | - | - |
| British Caribbean Airways | - | BCL | defunct | - | - | - |
| British Charter | - | BCR | defunct | - | - | - |
| British International Helicopters | BS | BIH | active | - | - | - |
| British Medical Charter | - | BMD | defunct | - | - | - |
| British Mediterranean Airways | KJ | LAJ | active | - | - | - |
| British Midland Regional | - | BMR | active | - | - | 20 |
| British North West Airlines | - | BNW | defunct | - | - | - |
| British Regional Airlines | - | BRT | defunct | - | - | - |
| British Sky Broadcasting | - | SKH | defunct | - | - | - |
| Butane Buzzard Aviation Corporation | - | BZZ | defunct | - | - | - |
| Buzzaway Limited | - | UKA | defunct | - | - | - |
| BWA (2002) Ltd | - | BWL | defunct | - | - | - |
| Cabair College of Air Training | 0C | CBR | defunct | - | - | - |
| Caernarfon Airworld | - | CWD | defunct | - | - | - |
| CAM Air Management | - | CMR | defunct | - | - | - |
| Capital Trading Aviation | - | EGL | defunct | - | - | - |
| Carill Aviation | - | CVG | defunct | - | - | - |
| CB Airways UK ( Interliging Flights ) | 1F | CIF | active | - | - | - |
| Cecil Aviation | - | CIL | active | - | - | 1 |
| Cega Aviation | - | CEG | defunct | - | - | - |
| Cello Aviation | - | CLJ | active | - | - | 1 |
| Celtic Airways | - | CEC | defunct | - | - | - |
| Celtic West | - | CWE | defunct | - | - | - |
| DAT Enterprise Limited | E4 | ENT | active | - | - | 2 |
| DHL Air | D0 | DHK | active | - | - | 44 |
| Eastern Airways | T3 | EZE | active | - | - | 5 |
| easyJet | U2 | EZY | active | - | - | 344 |
| Flybe | BE | BEE | active | - | - | 71 |
| Gama Aviation | - | GMA | active | - | - | 2 |
| Jet2.com | LS | EXS | active | - | - | 86 |
| Logan Air | LM | LOG | active | - | - | 3 |
| Monarch Airlines | ZB | MON | active | - | - | 36 |
| OpenSkies | - | BOS | active | - | - | 4 |
| ScotAirways | - | SAY | active | - | - | 2 |
| Specsavers Aviation | - | SSZ | active | - | - | 1 |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | MT | TCX | active | - | - | 45 |
| Thomsonfly | BY | TOM | active | - | - | 75 |
| Tiphook PLC | 3S | BOX | active | - | - | 18 |
| Titan Airways | ZT | AWC | active | - | - | 14 |
| Virgin Atlantic Airways | VS | VIR | active | - | - | 54 |