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	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	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	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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Airline licence holders | UK Civil Aviation Authority". www.caa.co.uk.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[auto-1] "Airline licence holders | UK Civil Aviation Authority". www.caa.co.uk.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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