List of airlines of the United Kingdom

The following is a list of operational airlines in the United Kingdom. Two airlines based in the Channel Islands are also given at the end of the article. For British Overseas Territories, see the articles for Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

Scheduled airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders^[1]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
Ascend Airways		YD	SYG	SYNERGY	Operates flights out of London Gatwick on behalf of TUI Airways and Air Sierra Leone.
Aer Lingus UK		EG	EUK	GREEN FLIGHT	The Northern Irish subsidiary of the Irish flag carrier, Aer Lingus, based in Belfast.
British Airways		BA	BAW / SHT	SPEEDBIRD / SHUTTLE	The flag carrier, with its hubs at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. It flies to 245 destinations all around the world, with a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. It is the second largest UK carrier behind easyJet.
BA CityFlyer		CJ	CFE	FLYER	Regional airline, flying Embraer aircraft, it is a subsidiary of British Airways (BA). Its head office is 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.
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 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.

Charter airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders^[1]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
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.

Cargo airlines

Type A Operating Licence holders^[1]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
DHL Air UK		D0	DHK	WORLD EXPRESS	UK subsidiary of DHL in Germany
West Atlantic UK		NL	NPT	NEPTUNE

Helicopter operators / general aviation

Type B Operating Licence holders^[1]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
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
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
Flexjet Operations Limited			FLJ	FLEX AIR	Subsiduary of Flexjet LLC
Flight Academy Limited			EQT	EQUITY
Flight Calibration Services Ltd			VOR	FLIGHTCAL
FR Aviation			FRA	RUSHTON	Its call sign refers 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.
LyddAir			LYD	LYDDAIR
Multiflight			MFT	YORKAIR
Newcastle Aviation			APX	APEX
NHV Helicopters			NHZ	GOLD
North Wales Air Academy
Northumbria Helicopters			NHL	NORTHUMBRIA
Ortac AOC Ltd			ORT	SKYWALKER	Based in Jersey, CI
PDG Helicopters			PDG	OSPREY
Pen-Avia			PDY	PENDLEY
Phoenix Helicopter Academy			BPH	BLACK PHOENIX
Polo Aviation			CUK	CHUKKA	Its call sign refers 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
Zenith Aviation			BZE	ZENSTAR
Zephyr Aviation			MBG	CHALGROVE

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Both these are based in the Channel islands.

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign
Aurigny		GR	AUR	AYLINE
Blue Islands		SI	BCI	BLUE ISLAND

See also

• Lists of airlines
• List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom