Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
A |
Avro Transport Company | | | | | 1919 | 1920 | First regular airline in the UK[3] |
A2B Airways | | | | | 2005 | 2006 | Established as Flykeen Airways. Acquired by British NorthWest Airlines |
AB Airlines | | 7L | AZX | AZTEC | 1993 | 1999 | Entered administration |
AB Shannon | | | | | 1995 | 1996 | Established as Air Bristol in 1993. Operated BAC 1-11[4] |
Aberdeen Airways (1934) | | | | | 1934 | 1937 | Became Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) |
Aberdeen Airways (1989) | | SM | AAW | GRANITE | 1989 | 1992 | |
Aberdeen London Express | | | | | 1994 | 1994 | Operated BAC 1-11 |
ACE Freighters | | | | | 1964 | 1966 | |
ACE Scotland | | | | | 1966 | 1966 | Subsidiary company of ACE Freighters |
Aerofilms | | | | | 1919 | 1925 | Taken over by Hunting Aerosurveys |
African Air Safaris | | | | | 1954 | 1959 | Established as Meredith Air Transport in 1952. Renamed Air Safaris. Operated Handley Page Hermes, Vickers VC.1 Viking[5] |
Air 2000 | | DP | AMM | JETSET | 1987 | 2003 | Renamed First Choice Airways |
Air Alba | | | RLB | | 1991 | 1997 | Renamed Highland Airways[6] |
Air Anglia | | AQ | AQ | ANGLIAN | 1970 | 1980 | Merged with British Island Airways to form AirUK |
Air Atlanta Europe | | 5A | EUK | SNOWBIRD | 2003 | 2006 | Merged into XL Airways UK |
Air Atlantique | | | | | 1969 | 1990 | Established as General Aviation Services in 1969. Renamed Air Corbiere. Operated Douglas DC-3[7] |
Air Belfast | | 7L | AZX | | 1995 | 1996 | Former Air Bristol, integrated into AB Airlines.[8] |
Air Bridge Carriers | | AB | | | 1972 | 1992 | Renamed Hunting Cargo Airlines. Operated AW.660 Argosy, Vickers Vanguard, L-188 Electra |
Air Bristol | | 7L | AZX | | 1992 | 1997 | Formed by Brymon Airways's founder (Charles Stuart who died 1993), reorganized 1993 by British Aerospace. Doing business as AB Airlines from 1997. |
Air Caledonian | | | CSF | | 2003 | 2005 | [9] |
Air Camelot | | | | | 1978 | 1986 | Operated Piper Apache[10] |
Air Cargo | | | | | 1991 | 1994 | Operated Douglas DC-8[11] |
Air Cavrel | | | ACL | CAVREL | 1996 | 2002 | Operated Short 330[12] |
Air Charter Limited | | | | | 1947 | 1960 | To British United Airways[13] |
Air Commerce | | | | | 1938 | 1947 | To British European Airways |
Air Commuter | | 3A | ACK | | 1982 | 1984 | Renamed Venture Airways. Operated BAe Jetstream, Cessna Citation I[14] |
Air Condor | | | | | 1960 | 1960 | Established as Shortcut Airlines. Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-4, Vickers VC.1 Viking[15] |
Air Contractors | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Took part in the Berlin Airlift. Operated Douglas C-47A, Miles Aerovan[16] |
Air Cordial | | | | | 2000 | 2004 | Aircraft operated by Air Scandic |
Air Couriers | | | | | 1938 | | |
Air Dispatch | | | | | 1936 | 1940 | [17] |
Air Ecosse | | EC | ECS | AIR ECOSSE | 1977 | 1988 | Subsidiary of Fairflight Charters of Biggin Hill. |
Air Enterprises | | | | | 1946 | 1955 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[18] |
Air Envoy | | | | | 1968 | 1971 | Renamed Central Air Services. Operated Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec[19] |
Air Europe | | AE | AOE | AIR EUROPE | 1979 | 1991 | |
Air Europe Express | | AX | AEE | | 1982 | 1991 | Established as Connectair in 1984 |
Air Exel UK | | EXX | | | 1990 | 1992 | Operated Embraer Brasilia[20] |
Air Faisal | | | KV | | 1975 | 1978 | Operated Bristol Britannia |
Air Ferry Limited | | | | | 1962 | 1968 | |
Air Foyle HeavyLift | | GS | UPA | FOYLE | 1978 | 2006 | Formed as a joint venture between Air Foyle and HeavyLift Cargo Airlines. |
Air Freight | | | | | 1967 | 1975 | Renamed Skyways Air Cargo[21] |
Air Freight Express | | 5Z | AFX | | 1999 | 2002 | Operated Boeing 747-200[22] |
Air Gregory | | | | | 1963 | 1968 | Established as Gregory Air Taxis. Operated Cessna 172, Piper Aztec, Douglas C-47A, Piper Twin Comanche[23] |
Air Hanson | | | | | 1965 | 2000 | Operated BAC 1-11[24] |
Air Hire | | | | | 1934 | 1935 | Established as Wrightson Air Hire in 1933. Operated de Havilland Leopard Moth[25] |
Air International | | AK | | | 1971 | 1973 | Operated Vickers Viscount[26] |
Air Kent | | | | | 1979 | 1979 | Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain |
Air Kilroe | | 9R | AKL | KILROE | 1978 | 1992 | Merged into Eastern Airways. Operated BAe Jetstream |
Air Kruise | | | | | 1946 | 1958 | [27] |
Air Links | | | | | 1958 | 1966 | Renamed Transglobe Airways. Operated Bristol Britannia, Handley Page Hermes[28] |
Air Luton | | | | | 1983 | 1986 | Operated Douglas C-47A, Piper Navajo[29] |
Air Manchester | | | | SUREWAY | 1982 | 1982 | |
Air Medical | | | MCD | AIR MED | 1985 | 2016 | Operated Learjet 35, Piper Cheyenne, Piper PA-31T Cheyenne[30] |
Air Metro | | | | | 1988 | 1989 | Operated Swearingen Metro[31] |
Air Oxford | | | | | 1979 | 1982 | Operated Piper Chieftain, Piper Navajo[32] |
Air Safaris | | | | | 1960 | 1962 | |
Air Sarnia | | SG | ASS | | 1985 | 1990 | Acquired EVA (Ellan-Vannin Airlines). Operated Britten-Norman Trislander |
Air Scandic | | | SCY | AIRSCAN | 2003 | 2005 | |
Air Scandic International Aviation | | | SCY | AIRSCAN | 1997 | 2003 | Merged into Air Scandic |
Air Scotland | | | SCO | | 2003 | 2005 | |
Air Shetland | | | | | 1978 | 1980 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante[33] |
Air Southwest | | SZ | WOW | SWALLOW | 2003 | 2011 | |
Air Sylhet | | SL | SHR | SYLHET | 2007 | 2009 | |
Air Swansea | | | | | 1980s | 1980s | Operated Piper Navajo |
Air Swift Ltd | | | SWF | | 1986 | 1996 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech King Air[34] |
Air Tabernacle | | | | | 1996 | 1998 | Formed by a merger between Willow Air and Streamline Aviation. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[35] |
Air Taxi (Cumberland) | | | | | 1954 | 1961 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[36] |
Air Transport Charter | | | | | 1947 | 1950 | |
Air UK Commuter | | | | | 1984 | 1992 | Operated Short 330[37] |
Air UK Leisure | | MV | UKL | LEISURE | 1988 | 1999 | |
Air Ulster | | | | | 1967 | 1970 | Operated Douglas C-47A, Vickers Viscount[38] |
Air Wales (1977) | | | | | 1977 | 1979 | |
Air Wales | | 6G | AWW | RED DRAGON | 2000 | 2006 | |
Aircraft Operating Company | | | | | 1924 | 1944 | Acquired by Hunting Aerosurveys[39] |
Aircraft Transport and Travel | | | | | 1916 | 1921 | |
Airflight | | | | | 1948 | 1950 | |
Airfreight Express | | 5Z | AFX | | 1999 | 2003 | Operated Boeing 747-200 |
Airspan Travel | | | | | 1948 | 1952 | Operated Airspeed Consul[40] |
Airtours | | VZ | AIH | TOURJET then KESTREL from 1997 | 1991 | 2002 | Renamed MyTravel Airways |
AirUK | | UK | UKA | UKAY | 1980 | 1998 | Renamed KLM uk |
Airviews | | | | | 1953 | 1957 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dove[41] |
Airways International Cymru | | AK | CYM | WELSHAIR | 1984 | 1988 | |
Airwork Limited | | AW | | | 1928 | 1960 | Merged with Hunting-Clan Air Transport to form British United Airways |
Airworld | | RL | AWD | ENVOY | 1994 | 1998 | Merged into Flying Colours Airlines then JMC Air |
Alan Cobham Aviation | | | | | 1927 | 1928 | Founded by Alan Cobham[42] |
Alderney Air Charter | | | | | 1964 | 1975 | Founded by Peter Moss. Renamed Mossair. Operated Cessna Skymaster[43] |
Alderney Air Ferries | | | | | 1979 | 1982 | Renamed Metropolitan Airways. Operated BN-2 Islander[44] |
Alidair | | QA | | | 1972 | 1981 | Renamed Inter City Airlines. Operated Vickers Viscount |
All Cargo Airlines | | UF | | | 1978 | 1979 | Operated Bristol Britannia[45] |
All Leisure Airways | | | ALT | JETWING | 1994 | 1997 | Acquired by TransAer International Airlines |
Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) | | | | | 1937 | 1947 | Former Aberdeen Airways (1934). Merged to British European Airways[46] |
Allied British Airways | | | | | 1935 | 1935 | Formed by merger of Spartan Air Lines, United Airways Ltd, Hillman Airways[47] |
Alpha One Airways | | | | | 2005 | 2006 | Small regional airlines[48] |
Altavia Jet Services | | | | | 2009 | 2010 | Renamed Cello Aviation[49] |
Ambassador Airways | | B3 | AMY | AMBASSADOR | 1992 | 1994 | |
Amberair (Amber Airways) | | DD | ABM | DIAMOND | 1988 | 1989 | Operated Boeing 737-200[50] |
Anglian Air Charter | | | | | 1950 | 1970 | Merged with Norfolk Airways and Rig Air to form Air Anglia[51] |
Anglo Cargo | | ML | ANC | ANGLO | 1983 | 1992 | Operated Boeing 707-320, Boeing 757, BAC 1-11 |
Anglo European Airways | | | | | 1940 | 1940 | Operated DH.90 Dragonfly originally G-AEDK of Anglo European Airways[52] |
Anglo Normandy Aviation | | | | | 1975 | 1979 | Acquired by Aurigny Air Services. Operated Piper Aztec[53] |
Aquila Airways | | | | | 1948 | 1958 | |
Argus Air Transport | | | | | 1957 | 1960 | Renamed Autair[54] |
Astraeus Airlines | | 5W | AEU | FLYSTAR | 2002 | 2011 | |
Atlanta Airways (UK) | | KG | | | 1996 | 1996 | Low cost subsidiary of Caledonian Airways. Operated Lockheed Tristar[55] |
Atlantic Air Transport | | | | | 1985 | 2007 | Renamed RVL Aviation. Operated Bristol Freighter |
Atlantic Airlines | | | NPT | NEPTUNE | 1994 | 2013 | Renamed West Atlantic UK |
Atlantic Airways (UK) | | | ALH | | 1993 | 1998 | Operated Fairchild Metroliner[56] |
Atlantic Bridge Aviation | | | | | 1990s | 1990s | Operated BN-2 Islander[57] |
Atlantic Cargo | | | | | 1993 | 1998 | Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra[58] |
Atlantic Express | | | SBV | RIPPLE | 1985 | 2007 | |
Autair | | | OU | | 1953 | 1969 | Renamed Court Line Aviation |
AV8 Air | | | MNF | RINGWAY | 2003 | 2004 | [59] |
B |
BA CitiExpress | | TH | BRT | BRITISH | 2002 | 2006 | Renamed BA Connect[60] |
BA Connect | | TH | BRT | BRITISH | 2006 | 2007 | Merged into Flybe. |
BAC Aircraft | | | ABR | | 1992 | 1995 | Renamed BAC Express Airlines[61] |
BAC Express Airlines | | | RPX | | 1995 | 2007 | Renamed HD Air Ltd |
Baltic Airlines | | | | | 1986 | 1989 | Merged into British Air Ferries. Operated Vickers Viscount[62] |
Baylee Air Charter | | BC | | | 1971 | 1978 | Operated Piper Aztec[63] |
BBC Air | | | | | 1996 | 2009 | Operated de Havilland Dove[64] |
BEA Airtours | | KT | | | 1969 | 1974 | |
BEA Helicopters | | | | | 1964 | 1974 | Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Sikorsky S-58T, Sikorsky S-61[65] |
Benair | | | | | 1999 | 1999 | Established as Martini Airfreight Services in 1996. Operated Cessna 208B[66] |
Berkshire Aviation Company | | | | | 1919 | 1922 | Founded by East Hanney, John and Fred Holmes. Operated Avro 504[67] |
Berkshire Aviation Tours | | | | | 1924 | 1929 | Amalgamated with Northern Air Transport. Operated Avro 504[68] |
Berlin European UK | | WZ | RGN | | 1987 | 1991 | Acquired by Germania |
Berlin Regional UK | | WZ | | | 1985 | 1990 | Operated Jetstream 31[69] |
Birkett Air Services | | | | | 1933 | 1948 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[70] |
Birmingham European Airways | | VB | BEA | BIRMEX | 1989 | 1992 | Merged into Brymon Airways |
Birmingham Executive Airways | | EB | BEX | | 1983 | 1989 | Renamed/merged to Birmingham European Airways |
BKS Aero Charter | | | | | 1952 | 1953 | Renamed BKS Air Transport. Operated Douglas DC-3[71] |
BKS Air Transport | | | | | 1952 | 1970 | Acquired by British European Airways and renamed Northeast Airlines |
Blackpool and West Coast Air Services | | | | | 1933 | 1937 | Renamed West Coast Air Services[72] |
Blue-Air | | | | | 1958 | 1959 | Established as Independent Air Transport in 1954. Operated Beech 18, Douglas C-54B, Vickers VC.1 Viking[73] |
Blue-Line Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Operated Douglas C-47B, Avro Anson[74] |
bmi British Midland | | BD | BMA | | 2001 | 2012 | Merged into British Airways |
bmi Regional | | WW / BM | GNT / BMR | | 2001 | 2015 | Renamed Flybmi |
bmibaby | | WW | BMI | BABY | 2002 | 2012 | Acquired by British Airways and subsequently closed |
BOAC Cargo Service | | | | | 1960 | 1960 | Operated Douglas DC-7[75] |
BOAC-Cunard | | | | | 1962 | 1966 | |
BOBWOOD | | | | | 1968 | 1969 | Renamed Tradewinds Airways. Operated Canadair CL-44[76] |
Bon Accord Airways | | | BON | | 1992 | 1997 | Founded by John Begg. Operated Short 330-200, Short 360-100[77] |
Bond Air Services | | | | | 1948 | 1949 | Operated de Havilland Express[78] |
Bostonair | | | | | 1982 | 1998 | Operated Cessna 310[79] |
Bristol Air Taxis | | | | | 1968 | 1979 | Operated Piper Navajo[80] |
Britannia Airways | | BY | BAL | BRITANNIA | 1964 | 2005 | Renamed Thomsonfly |
Britavia | | | | | 1948 | 1961 | |
British Air Ferries (BAF) | | VF | BAF | AIR FERRY | 1967 | 1993 | Renamed/merged to British World Airlines |
British Air Services | | | | | 1969 | 1979 | Operated Vickers Viscount, Hawker Siddeley Trident, Skyvan[81] |
British Air Transport (BAT) | | | | | 1932 | 1951 | |
British Airtours | | KT | BKT | BEATOURS | 1974 | 1988 | Founded as BEA Airtours, to Caledonian Airways |
British Airways Ltd | | | | | 1935 | 1940 | Merged with Imperial Airways to form British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) |
British Airways Ltd (2012โ2015) | | BA | BAT | GHERKIN | 2012 | 2015 | |
British Airways CitiExpress | | TH | BRT | | 2002 | 2006 | Renamed/merged to BA Connect |
British Airways Express | | TH | MXE | | 1996 | 2002 | Renamed/merged to British Airways Citiexpress Isle of Man |
British Airways Helicopters | | | | | 1964 | 1986 | Sold to Maxwell Aviation and renamed British International Helicopters |
British Airways World Cargo | | | | | 2001 | 2014 | Merged with Iberia Cargo to form IAG Cargo |
British American Air Services | | | | | 1938 | 1949 | Operated Fokker F.XXII, Handley Page Halifax, de Havilland Express[82] |
British Amphibious Airlines | | | | | 1932 | 1933 | |
British Asia Airways | | BR | BAW | SPEEDBIRD | 1995 | 2001 | Part of British Airways |
British Atlantic Airways | | | | | 1984 | 1984 | Renamed Virgin Atlantic[83] |
British Aviation Services | | | | | 1946 | 1962 | |
British Caledonian | | BR | BCA | CALEDONIAN | 1971 | 1988 | Merged into British Airways |
British Caledonian Charter | | JB | | | 1982 | 1985 | Merged into Cal Air International |
British Cargo Airlines | | FF | | | 1979 | 1980 | Formed by merger of Transmeridian Air Cargo and IAS Cargo Airlines. Operated Canadair CL-44, DC-8-40[84][85] |
British Caribbean Airways | | EO | | | 1986 | | |
British Continental Airways | | | | | 1935 | 1936 | Merged into British Airways in 1936.[86] |
British Eagle International Airlines | | EG | EGT | | 1963 | 1968 | |
British European | | JY | JEA | JERSEY | 2000 | 2002 | Renamed Flybe |
British European Airways (BEA) | | BE | BEE | BEALINE | 1946 | 1974 | Merged with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways |
British Flying & Motor Services | | | | | 1927 | 1927 | Operated Airco DH.6[87] |
British Global | | 7G | MKA | | 2008 | 2010 | Operated Boeing 747-200[88] |
British Independent Airways | | | | | 1989 | 1991 | Operated HS 748[89] |
British International Helicopters | | BS | BIH | BRINTEL | 2000 | 2012 | |
British Island Airways (BIA) | | UK | BIA | BRITISLAND | 1970 | 1980 | Original BIA merged with Air Anglia, Air Wales and Air Westland to form AirUK |
British Island Airways | | KD | BIA | BRITISLAND | 1982 | 1990 | Second BIA formed in 1982 from AirUK's charter operations |
British Latin American Air Lines | | | | | 1944 | 1946 | Renamed British South American Airways[90] |
British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd | | | | | 1923 | 1924 | Merged with Handley Page Transport, Instone Air Line and Daimler Airway to form Imperial Airways |
British Mediterranean Airways | | KJ | LAJ | BEE MED | 1994 | 2004 | Renamed BMED[91] |
British Mediterranean Airways (B|MED) | | KJ | LAJ | | 2004 | 2007 | |
British Midland Airways (BMA) | | BD | BMA | BEE MED | 1964 | 2001 | Renamed Bmi British Midland |
British Midland Commuter | | BD | GNT | GRANITE | 1998 | 2001 | Renamed bmi Regional |
British Midland International (bmi) | | BD | BMA | MIDLAND | 1938 | 2012 | Established as Air Schools, renamed British Midland Airways in 1964, renamed British Midland International in 2001. Integrated into British Airways |
British Nederland Air Services | | | | | 1946 | 1951 | Operated Douglas C-47A[92] |
British NorthWest Airlines | | W9 | BNW | BRITISH NORTH | 2001 | 2006 | [93] |
British Oriental Air Charter | | | | | 1985 | 1986 | [94] |
British Overseas Air Charter | | | | | 1970 | 1974 | BOAC's charter service[95] |
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) | | BA | | SPEEDBIRD | 1939 | 1974 | Merged to form British Airways |
British Regional Airlines | | | | | 1996 | 2002 | [96] |
British South American Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Renamed British Overseas Airways Corporation[97] |
British United (C.I.) Airways | | | | | 1963 | 1963 | Operated Handley Page Dart Herald[98] |
British United Air Ferries | | | | BUAF | 1963 | 1967 | Renamed British Air Ferries |
British United Airways (BUA) | | BR | BUA | BRITISH UNITED | 1960 | 1970 | |
British United Island Airways (BUIA) | | UK | | | 1968 | 1970 | Renamed British Island Airways |
British Westpoint Airlines | | WP | | | 1963 | 1966 | |
British World Airlines | | VF | BWL | BRITWORLD | 1993 | 2001 | See British United Air Ferries |
Brooklands Aviation | | | | | 1933 | 1951 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[99] |
Brown Air Services | | | | | 1983 | 1987 | Renamed Capital Airlines (UK). Operated Cessna 441 Conquest II[100] |
Brymon Airways | | BC | BRY | BRYMON | 1972 | 2007 | Merged with British Regional Airlines and renamed British Airways Citiexpress |
Brymon European Airways | | BC | BRY | | 1992 | 1993 | |
Brymon Offshore Air Charter | | | | | 1999 | 1999 | Operated DHC 7[101] |
Business Air | | | | | 1987 | 1996 | Based at Aberdeen; eventually evolved into bmi Regional |
Buzz | | PL | BUZ | BUZZARD | 1999 | 2003 | Renamed Buzzaway |
Buzzaway | | | UKA / BUZ | | 2003 | 2003 | Merged into Ryanair |
By Air | | | | | 1919 | 1920 | Operated Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8[102] |
C |
C.L. Air Surveys | | | | | 1947 | 1959 | Operated Avro Anson, Handley Page Halifax[103] |
Cal Air International | | EN | CAI | CALJET | 1985 | 1988 | Renamed Novair International Airways |
Caledonian Airways | | CA | | | 1961 | 1970 | Renamed Caledonian/BUA |
Caledonian Airways (1988) | | KG | CKT | CALEDONIAN | 1988 | 1999 | Merged into JMC Air then Thomas Cook Airlines[104] |
Caledonian/BUA | | CA | | | 1970 | 1971 | Renamed British Caledonian |
Cambrian Air Services | | | | | 1935 | 1955 | Renamed Cambrian Airways[105] |
Cambrian Airways | | CS | CAS | CAMBRIAN | 1955 | 1974 | Merged into British Airways |
Capital Airlines | | BZ | CPG | CAPITAL | 1983 | 1990 | [106] |
CargoLogicAir | | P3 | CLU | FIREBIRD | 2015 | 2020 | Operated Boeing 747[107] |
CASAIR | | | | | 1972 | 1982 | Operated Cessna Titan, Short 330[108] |
CCF Aviation | | | | | 1963 | 1965 | Operated Piper Aztec[109] |
Cello Aviation | | | CLJ | CELLO | 2010 | 2018 | |
Celtic Airways | | | CIC | CELTAIR | 1988 | 1993 | Became part of Airwork Services |
Central Air Services | | | | | 1971 | 1973 | Operated Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec[110] |
Centreline Air Services | | | | | 1978 | 1983 | Operated Cessna 310, Embraer Bandeirante, HS 748, Piper Navajo Chieftain[111] |
Channel Air Bridge | | | | | 1959 | 1962 | |
Channel Air Ferries | | | | | 1936 | 1939 | Operated de Havilland Dragon[112] |
Channel Airways | | CW | | CHANNEL AIR | 1962 | 1972 | |
Channel Islands Air Freight | | | | | 1940s | 1950s | Operated Miles Aerovan[113] |
Channel Island Airways | | | | | 1945 | 1947 | Formed by the merger of Jersey Airways and Guernsey Airways. Absorbed into British European Airways. Operated Bristol Freighter[114] |
Channel Express | | LS | EXS | CHANNEX | 1983 | 2006 | Renamed Jet2 |
Chartair | | | | | 1946 | 1947 | Founded by Guy Lawrence. Renamed British American Air Services. Operated Handley Page Halifax[115] |
Chauffair | | | | | 1980 | 2001 | Jet charter business. Operated Hawker Siddeley HS.125[116] |
Chieftain Airways | | PQ | | | 1986 | 1987 | Operated HS 748[117] |
Chrisair | | | | | 1961 | 1968 | Operated DH.84, DH.89, Cessna 172, Piper Twin Comanche[118] |
Ciro Aviation | | | | | 1948 | 1948 | Took part in Berlin Airlift. Operated Douglas DC-3, DH.89[119] |
Citelynx | | | | | 2005 | 2007 | |
City Star Airlines | | X9 | ISL | ISLANDIA | 2003 | 2008 | |
CityFlyer Express | | CJ | CFE | FLYER | 1992 | 2002 | |
Citywing | | | | | 2013 | 2017 | Established as Manx2 in 2006. Operated Let L-410 Turbolet[120] |
Classic Airways | | | CCN | CLASSIC JET | 1997 | 1998 | Operated Lockheed Tristar[121] |
Claydon Aviation | | | | | 1958 | 1959 | Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[122] |
Club 328 | | | SDJ | SPACEJET | 2005 | 2008 | [123] |
Cobham Air Routes | | | | | 1935 | 1935 | Sold to Olley Air Service. Operated Westland IV[124] |
Cobham-Blackburn Airlines | | | | | 1929 | 1930 | Formed by the merger of Alan Cobham Aviation and North Sea Aerial and General Transport Company[125] |
Comed Aviation | | | | | 1994 | 2001 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante[126] |
Commercial Air Hire | | | | | 1935 | 1936 | Delivered newspapers to Europe. Operated Avro 642 Eighteen, de Havilland Dragon[127] |
Community Express Airlines | | 5V | UNI | COMMUNITY | 1993 | 1996 | [128] |
Continental Air Services | | | | | 1957 | 1960 | Operated Douglas C-54, Vickers VC.1 Viking[129] |
Continental Air Transport | | | | | 1957 | 1960 | Operated Douglas C-54, Vickers VC.1 Viking[130] |
Cougar Airlines | | | GCR | SPEEDCAT | 2001 | 2003 | |
Court Line | | OU | | COURTLINE | 1969 | 1974 | Originally Argus Air Transport, then became Autair (Luton), then Autair International Airways |
Crewsair | | | | | 1950 | 1951 | Operated Douglas DC-3, Vickers VC.1 Viking[131] |
Crilly Airways | | | | | 1930s | 1936 | Aircraft purchased by British Airways Ltd and used to form British Airways Iberia Ltd |
Culliford Airlines | | | | | 1947 | 1949 | Operated Avro Anson, Miles Aerovan[132] |
Cunard Eagle Airways | | EG | | | 1960 | 1963 | Renamed/merged to British Eagle |
D |
Daimler Air Hire | | | | | 1919 | 1921 | Acquired Aircraft Transport and Travel to form Daimler Airway[133] |
Daimler Airway | | | | | 1922 | 1924 | Merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Instone Air Line and Handley Page Transport to form Imperial Airways |
Dan-Air | | DA | DAN | DANAIR | 1953 | 1992 | Merged into British Airways |
Dan-Air Skyways | | | | | 1972 | 1974 | Subsidiary of Dan-Air. Operated HS 748[134] |
de Havilland Aeroplane Hire | | | | | 1922 | 1922 | Operated Airco DH.9C[135] |
Debonair | | 2G | DEB | DEBONAIR | 1993 | 1999 | |
Denham Air Taxi Services | | | | | 1976 | 1980 | Established as Gregory Air Taxis in 1963. Operated Piper Aztec[136] |
Dennis Aviation | | | | | 1946 | 1956 | Operated Airspeed Consul, Avro Anson, Percival Proctor[137] |
Derby Airways | | | | | 1959 | 1964 | Renamed British Midland International. Operated Handley Page Marathon, Canadair Argonaut |
Derby Aviation | | | | | 1949 | 1959 | Renamed Derby Airways |
Devonair | | | | | 1952 | 1962 | Operated de Havilland Tiger Moth[138] |
Dominie Airways | | | | | 1967 | 1967 | Subsidiary of Treffield Aviation. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[139] |
Don Everall Aviation | | | | | 1947 | 1960 | Merged into Air Safaris. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas DC-3, Miles Messenger, Vickers VC.1 Viking[140] |
Donaldson International Airways | | DI | | DONALDSON | 1964 | 1974 | |
Dragon Airways | | | | | 1953 | 1958 | Absorbed by Silver City Airways. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Heron[141] |
Duo Airways | | VB | DUO | FLY DUO | 2003 | 2004 | |
E |
Eagle Airways (UK) | | EG | | | 1953 | 1960 | Renamed/merged to Cunard Eagle Airways |
Eagle Aviation | | | | | 1948 | 1960 | Renamed Cunard Eagle Airways. Operated Avro York, Douglas DC-6A, Handley Page Halifax, Vickers VC.1 Viking[142] |
East Anglian Flying Services | | | | | 1947 | 1962 | Renamed Channel Airways |
Eastern Air Transport | | | | | 1932 | 1934 | Founded by Michael Scott. Operated de Havilland Fox Moth[143] |
Eastern Airways (1972-1982) | | EN | | | 1972 | 1982 | Merged with Genair and CASAIR[144] |
Eastern Airways (1978-1981) | | CE / EN | | | 1978 | 1981 | [145] |
Edinburgh Air Charter | | | | | 1998 | 2006 | Renamed Air Charter Scotland. Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402, Cessna 404[146] |
Edinburgh Air Services | | | | | 1971 | 1979 | Operated Reims Cessna F172, Cessna 150[147] |
Edwin Air Cargo | | | | | 2018 | 2019 | Operated Antonov An-26[148] |
Elan Air | | | | | 1982 | 1989 | Renamed DHL Air UK[149] |
Emerald Airways | | | | | 1965 | 1967 | Acquired by Hibernian Airlines. Operated de Havilland Heron, Douglas C-53D[150] |
Emerald Airways | | G3 | JEM | GEMSTONE | 1992 | 2006 | |
Emerald European Airways | | YE | | | 1994 | 1995 | [151] |
Eros Airlines | | | | | 1957 | 1964 | Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[152] |
Euravia | | EY | | | 1961 | 1964 | Renamed Britannia Airways |
Euroair Transport | | EZ / VC | URO / EUZ | | 1977 | 1997 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante |
Euroceltic Airways | | 5Q | ECY | ECHELON | 2001 | 2003 | Operated Fokker F27, Fokker 50[153] |
Eurocity Express | | II | ECE | | 1986 | 1988 | Founded by British Midland as Eurocity Express and renamed as London City Airways |
Eurodirect | | 9R | EUD | | 1994 | 1995 | |
Euroflite | | | | | 1980 | 1984 | Acquired by London European Airways. Operated BAe Jetstream 31, BAe 125, Cessna 404[154] |
EuroManx | | 3W | EMX | CATCHER | 2002 | 2008 | |
European Airways | | | | | 1995 | 2001 | Operated BAC 1-11, BAe Jetstream 31[155] |
European Aviation Air Charter | | E7 | EAF | EUROCHARTER | 1994 | 2008 | Established as European Aviation in 1989[156] |
European Skytime | | | | | 2000 | 2012 | |
Euroscot Express | | MY | EUJ | SCOTAIR | 1997 | 2001 | Operated BAC 1-11, ATR 72[157] |
Euroworld Airways | | | | | 1991 | 1992 | Renamed/merged to CityFlyer Express[158] |
Euroworld International Airline Operations | | | | | 1972 | 1988 | Operated Bristol Britannia[159] |
Excalibur Airways | | EQ | EXC | CAMELOT EXCALIBUR | 1992 | 1996 | |
Excel Airways | | JN | XLA | EXPO | 2000 | 2006 | Renamed XL Airways UK |
Executair | | | | | 1957 | 1961 | Operated Westland Widgeon[160] |
Executive Air Transport | | | | | 1960 | 1972 | [161] |
Executive Express | | EX | | | 1975 | 1982 | Operated Beech King Air, Cessna 421[162] |
Express Air Freight | | | | | 1975 | 1980 | Operated Douglas DC-3[163] |
Express Air Services | | LS | EXS | | 1978 | 1983 | Renamed Channel Express |
Express Parcel Systems | | | | | 1983 | 1992 | Operated Fokker F27[164] |
F |
F & J Mann Airways | | | | | 1960 | 1961 | Renamed Westpoint Aviation. Operated Douglas DC-3[165] |
Fairflight | | | | | 1950 | 1951 | Acquired by Surrey Flying Services[166] |
Fairflight Charters | | FC | | | 1968 | 1989 | Operated Shorts 360[167] |
Falcon Airways | | | | | 1959 | 1961 | AOC revoked due to safety concerns |
Federated Air Transport | | | | | 1954 | 1961 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Avro Anson[168] |
Field Survey Flight | | | FAS | | 1989 | 1992 | Operated Fokker F27[169] |
Finglands Aviation | | | | | 1950 | 1952 | Operated Avro Anson I[170] |
First Choice Airways | | DP | FCA | JETSET | 2003 | 2008 | Merged with Thomsonfly to create Thomson Airways |
Flight One | | | | | 1973 | 1989 | Operated Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer[171] |
Flight Refuelling | | | | | 1934 | 1953 | Operated Avro Lancaster[172] |
Flightline | | B5 | FLT | FLIGHTLINE | 1989 | 2008 | Contract passenger and ad hoc charters |
Fly Europa | | | | | 2001 | 2002 | Operated Boeing 737-200[173] |
Fly Salone | | 5L | | | 2015 | 2016 | |
Flybe (1979โ2020) | | BE | BEE | JERSEY | 1979 | 2020 | Entered administration |
Flybe | | BE | BEE | JERSEY | 2022 | 2023 | Entered administration |
Flybmi | | BM | BMR | MIDLAND | 1987 | 2019 | Entered administration |
Flyglobespan | | Y2 | GSM | GLOBESPAN | 2002 | 2009 | |
Flying Colours Airlines | | MT | FCL | COLOURS | 1996 | 2000 | Merged with Caledonian Airways to form JMC Air |
Flyjet | | F7 | FJE | ENVOY | 2002 | 2007 | |
Flykeen Airways | | | JFK | KEENAIR | 2002 | 2005 | Became A2B Airways[174] |
FlyWhoosh | | W2 | WEA | | 2007 | 2007 | |
FordAir | | | FOB | | 1996 | 2008 | Operated BAe 146-300, Avro RJ100[175] |
FR Aviation | | | | | 1985 | 1995 | Operated Beech Super King Air[176] |
G |
GB Airways | | GT | GBL | GEEBEE | 1981 | 2008 | |
Genair | | EN | GEN | GENAIR | 1981 | 1984 | Operated British Caledonian Commuter Services[177] |
General Aviation Services | | | | | 1969 | 1975 | [178] |
Genesis Airways | | | | | 1994 | 1995 | Established as Prospair in 1990. Operated BAe Jetstream[179] |
Gibair | | | | | 1947 | 1981 | Renamed/merged to GB Airways[180] |
Gibraltar Airways | | GT | | GIBAIR | 1931 | 1989 | Operated Saro Windhover[181] |
Gill Airways | | 9C | GIL | GILLAIR | 1995 | 2001 | Established as Gill Aviation in 1969 |
Gill Aviation | | | | | 1969 | 1989 | Renamed Gillair. Operated Cessna 402[182] |
Gillair | | | | | 1989 | 1995 | Established as Gill Aviation in 1969. Renamed Gill Airways[183] |
Giro Aviation | | | | | 1920 | 1964 | Operated de Havilland Fox Moth, Avro Avian[184][185] |
Glass Eels | | | | | 1970 | 2012 | Operated Cessna 208 Caravan[186][187] |
Global Supply Systems | | XH | GSS | JET LIFT | 2001 | 2014 | |
Glos-Air | | | | | 1970s | 1980s | Operated Westland Whirlwind[188] |
Go | | GO | GOE | GO FLIGHT | 1998 | 2003 | |
Guernsey Airlines [de] | | GE | GER | | 1977 | 1988 | Operated Vickers Viscount, Shorts 330 and 360, Handley Page Herald |
Gold Air International | | | | | 1998 | 2010 | Executive charter airline. Established as HawkAir in 1994. Operated Bombardier Learjet 45[189] |
Grahame-White Aviation Company | | | | | 1911 | 1919 | Established as Grahame-White, Blรฉriot & Maxim in 1911. Operated Farman III, Blรฉriot XI[190] |
Grayson Air Services | | | | | 1947 | 1947 | Operated Airspeed Consul[191] |
Great Western & Southern Airlines | | | | | 1938 | 1947 | Took over Channel Air Ferries routes. Absorbed into BEA. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Westland IV[192] |
Great Western Railway Air Services | | | | | 1933 | 1934 | Operated Westland IV[193] |
Gregory Air Services | | | | | 1963 | 1965 | Renamed Air Gregory. Operated Aero Commander 500, Hawker Siddeley HS-125, Douglas DC-3[194] |
Guernsey & Jersey Airways | | | | | 1937 | 1940 | Operated de Havilland Express[195] |
Guernsey Airways | | | | | 1934 | 1945 | Merged with Jersey Airways to form Channel Island Airways. Absorbed into British European Airways. Operated Saro Windhover, Saro Cloud[196] |
H |
Handley Page Transport | | | | | 1919 | 1924 | Merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Instone Air Line and Daimler Airway to form Imperial Airways |
Harvest Air | | | | | 1974 | 1988 | Founded by Nigel Brendish. Operated Douglas DC-3, BN-2 Islander, Piper Aztec[197][198] |
HawkAir | | | | | 1974 | 1988 | Executive charter airline. Merged into Gold Air International. Operated Cessna 421, Piper Aztec[199] |
Haywards Aviation | | | | | 1970 | 1979 | Operated BN-2 Islander, de Havilland Dove[200][201] |
HD Air | | | RPX | RAPEX | 2007 | 2015 | Established as BAC Aircraft in 1992[202] |
Heathrow Jet Charter | | | HJC | RHINOAIR | 1997 | 1998 | [203] |
Heavylift Cargo Airlines (UK) | | NP | HLA | HEAVYLIFT | 1980 | 2006 | Established as TAC Heavylift in 1978. Renamed HC Airlines. Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 707, Canadair CL-44, Douglas DC-8, Short Belfast[204] |
Highland Airways Limited | | | | | 1933 | 1937 | Merged to Scottish Airways and eventually British European Airways |
Highland Airways | | 8H | HWY | HIWAY | 1991 | 2010 | |
Highland Express Airways | | VY | TTN | TARTAN | 1986 | 1987 | |
Hillman's Airways | | | | | 1931 | 1935 | Merged with Spartan Air Lines and United Airways Limited to form Allied British Airways |
Hornton Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1950 | Operated Airspeed Consul, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas C-47A, Miles M.65 Gemini, Percival Proctor[205] |
Hot Air (UK) | | | | | 1988 | 1989 | Subsidiary of Baltic Airlines. Operated Vickers Viscount[206] |
Humber Airways | | HM | HUA | HUMBER AIR | 1968 | 1975 | Operated BN-2 Islander[207] |
Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd | | | | | 1944 | 1960 | Founded by Percy Hunting. Merged with Hunting Geophysics to form Hunting Surveys[208] |
Hunting Air Travel [de] | | | | | 1945 | 1951 | Operated Vickers Viking; replaced by Hunting Air Transport [de] |
Hunting Air Transport [de] | | | | | 1951 | 1953 | replaced by Hunting-Clan Air Transport |
Hunting Cargo Airlines | | AG | ABR | CONTRACT | 1992 | 1998 | Renamed Air Contractors |
Hunting-Clan Air Transport | | HC | | | 1951 | 1960 | Founded as Hunting Air Travel [de]. Merged with Airwork Services to form British United Airways |
Hunting Geophysics | | | | | 1956 | 1960 | Merged with Hunting Aerosurveys to form Hunting Surveys[209] |
Hunting Surveys | | | | | 1960 | 2001 | Formed by the merger of Hunting Aerosurveys with Hunting Geophysics[210] |
I |
IAS Cargo Airlines | | FF | | | 1967 | 1979 | |
Imperial Airways | | | | | 1924 | 1939 | Merged with British Airways Ltd to form British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) |
Independent Air Transport | | | | | 1954 | 1958 | Renamed Blue-Air. Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-4, Vickers VC.1 Viking[211][212] |
Inland Flying Service | | | | | 1929 | 1931 | Renamed Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation[213] |
Inner Circle Air Lines | | | | | 1935 | 1935 | [214] |
Instone Air Line | | | | | 1919 | 1924 | Merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Handley Page Transport and Daimler Airway to form Imperial Airways |
Instone Air Line (1981) | | | | | 1981 | 1996 | Operated Bristol Freighter |
Inter City Airlines | | QA | | | 1981 | 1983 | Established as Alidair in 1972. Operated Cessna Citation II, Short 330, Vickers Viscount |
Inter European Airways | | IP | IEA | ASPRO | 1986 | 1993 | Merged with Airtours International |
Interflight | | | | | 1985 | 2018 | Established as Berrad Aviation in 1974. Operated BAe 125, Learjet 35[215] |
Interline | | | | | 1994 | 1996 | Established as Aztec Charter in 1993. Operated Jetstream 31[216] |
International Air Charter | | | | | 1971 | 1973 | Operated Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec, Vickers Viscount[217] |
International Air Freight | | | | | 1937 | 1938 | Operated Curtiss T-32 Condor II[218] |
International Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Operated Airspeed Consul, Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[219] |
Intra Airways | | JY | | | 1969 | 1979 | |
Invicta Air Cargo | | | | INDIA MIKE | 1964 | 1969 | Merged with BMA and became cargo division.Operated Bristol Britannia, Douglas C-54B[220] |
Invicta Airlines | | | | | 1964 | 1971 | Renamed Invicta International Airlines |
Invicta International Airlines | | IM | | INVICTA | 1971 | 1981 | Assets sold to Seabourne Aviation |
Irelfly | | | | | 1966 | 1966 | Operated Douglas C-47B[221] |
Island Air Charters (UK) | | | | | 1947 | 1947 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[222] |
Island Air Services | | | | | 1947 | 1959 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[223] |
Isle of Man Air Services | | | | | 1937 | 1947 | |
Isles of Scilly Skybus | | 5Y | IOS | | 1984 | 2008 | Renamed Skybus. Operated BN-2 Islander[224] |
J |
J-MAX | | | | | 2000s | 2000s | Operated Hawker 800[225] |
Janes Aviation (1987-1992) | | | | | 1987 | 1992 | Operated Douglas DC-3, Dart Herald[226] |
Janes Aviation (2006-2010) | | | JAN | JANES | 2006 | 2010 | Operated Hawker Siddeley HS 748[227] |
Janus Airways | | | | | 1982 | 1987 | Acquired by Euroair. Operated Vickers Viscount, Dart Herald[228] |
Jersey Air Ferries | | | | | 1983 | 1984 | Operated Vickers Viscount |
Jersey Airlines | | JY | | | 1948 | 1963 | Absorbed by British United Island Airways |
Jersey Airways | | | | | 1933 | 1945 | To British European Airways[229] |
Jersey European Airways | | BE | JEA | JERSEY | 1979 | 2000 | Renamed British European |
Jersey Ferry Airlines | | | | | 1982 | 1987 | Operated BN-2 Islander, de Havilland Heron, Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer[230] |
Jetstream Express | | JX | JXT | VANNIN | 2007 | 2007 | |
jetXtra.com | | | | | 2012 | 2017 | Virtual airline |
JJ Airways | | | | | 2001 | 2001 | Founded by Keith Newnham. Renamed Cougar Air Cargo. Operated Boeing 727-200[231] |
JMC Air | | MT | JMC | TOPJET | 2000 | 2003 | Rebranded to Thomas Cook Airlines |
K |
Kearsley Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1950 | Took part in the Berlin airlift. Operated Douglas C-47B[232] |
Keegan Aviation | | | | | 1961 | 1964 | Operated Canadair North Star, Cessna 310, de Havilland Dove, De Havilland Dragon Rapide[233] |
Keenair Charter | | 5Q | JKF | KEENAIR | 1968 | 2002 | Renamed Flykeen Airways. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[234] |
Kemps Aerial Survey | | | | | 1964 | 1969 | Operated Avro Anson, Reid and Sigrist R.S.4 single aircraft built[235] |
Kestrel International | | | | | 1971 | 1972 | Operated Douglas DC-3, Vickers Viscount[236] |
KLM uk | | UK | UKA | | 1999 | 2002 | Merged with KLM Cityhopper |
Knight Air | | | KNT | | 1994 | 1997 | Established as Knightway Air Charter in 1982. Fatal crash on 24 May 1995 of scheduled flight Leeds to Aberdeen. Operated Cessna 550 Citation II, Embraer Bandeirante[237][238] |
Kondair Cargo | | | | | 1977 | 1989 | Taken over by TNT Aviation Services. Operated Britten-Norman Trislander, Cessna 404 Titan[239] |
L |
Laker Airways | | GK | LKR | LAKER | 1965 | 1982 | |
Lakeside North West | | | LKS | | 1992 | 1993 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31[240] |
Lancashire Aircraft Corporation | | | | | 1946 | 1958 | Acquired by Silver City Airways. Operated Airspeed Consul, Avro York, Bristol Freighter, de Havilland Express, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas C-47B, Handley Page Halifax, Percival Proctor[241][242] |
Lanzair | | | | | 1973 | 1976 | Operated Lockheed L-649 Constellation[243] |
LeCocq's Airlink | | | | | 1999 | 2003 | Renamed Rockhopper Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander, Trislander[244] |
Leisure International Airways | | MV | UKL | LEISURE | 1992 | 1998 | Merged into Air 2000 |
Lennard Aviation | | | | | 1964 | 1966 | Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Twin Comanche, BN-2 Islander[245] |
Links Air | | | LNQ | FASTLINK | 1983 | 2016 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31[246] |
Little Red | | VS | VIR | VIRGIN | 2013 | 2015 | |
Lloyd International Airways | | LW | | | 1961 | 1972 | |
London Aero and Motor Services | | | | | 1946 | 1947 | Founded by Graham Humby. Merged with the South African charter airline Alpha Airways. Operated Handley Page Halifax[247] |
London City Airways | | II | LCY | STOL | 1986 | 1990 | Founded by British Midland as Eurocity Express and later reabsorbed by British Midland |
London European Airways | | UQ | LON | EUROPEAN | 1986 | 1991 | Operated for a while as Ryanair Europe. |
London, Scottish & Provincial Airways | | | | | 1934 | 1934 | 1934 crash. Operated Airspeed Courier[248] |
Love Air | | 4J | LOV | LOVEAIR | 1991 | 2000 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31[249] |
Lundy & Atlantic Air Services | | | | | 1936 | 1936 | Operated Short Scion[250] |
Luton Airways | | | | | 1958 | 1959 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[251] |
Luxury Air Tours | | | | | 1932 | 1933 | Operated de Havilland Dragon[252] |
Lynton Aviation | | | LYN | LYNTON | 1987 | 2003 | Founded by Christopher Tennant. Established as Magec Aviation in 1985. Operated Eurocopter AS355 รcureuil 2, BAe 125, Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond[253] |
M |
Macavia International Corporation | | | | | โ | โ | Operated HS 748, Douglas C-118[254] |
Macedonian Aviation | | | | | 1972 | 1974 | Founded by Roger Byron-Collins. Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3[255][256] |
Maersk Air UK | | VB | MSK | BLUESTAR | 1993 | 2003 | Renamed Duo Airways[257] |
Magec Aviation | | | MGC | MAGEC | 1982 | 1999 | Merged into Lynton Aviation. Operated BAe 125, Falcon 900[258] |
Maitland Air Charters | | | | | 1959 | 1960 | Founded by Jock Maitland. Renamed Maitland Drewery. Operated Aero Ae-45, Percival Prentice, Percival Proctor[259][260] |
Maitland Drewery | | | | | 1960 | 1961 | Operated Aero Ae-45, Vickers Viscount, Vickers VC.1 Viking[261] |
Malinair | | WG | MAK | MALIN | 1985 | 1987 | [262] |
Manchester Aviation | | | | | 1921 | 1923 | Operated Airco DH.6[263] |
Mannin Airways | | | | | 1948 | 1949 | Merged with Ulster Aviation to form North West Airlines. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[264] |
Manx Air Charters | | | | | 1947 | 1953 | Renamed Manx Airlines (1953). Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[265] |
Manx Airlines (1953) | | | | | 1953 | 1958 | Established as Manx Air Charters. Acquired by Silver City Airways[266] |
Manx Airlines | | JE | MNX | MANX | 1982 | 2002 | |
Manx Airlines Europe | | JE | MXE | EUROMANX | 1995 | 1996 | Renamed/merged to British Regional Airlines / British Airways Express[267] |
Manx2 | | NM | BPS | | 2006 | 2013 | Renamed Citywing[268] |
Markoss Aviation | | | MKO | | 2001 | 2008 | Operated BAe 125, BAe 125 800, Bombardier CRJ200[269][270] |
Martini Airfreight Services | | | INI | | 1996 | 1999 | Renamed Benair. Operated Cessna Grand Caravan[271] |
Mayflower Air Services | | | | | 1961 | 1964 | Acquired by British Westpoint Airlines. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[272] |
McAlpine Aviation | | | MAL | | | 1992 | |
Mediterranean Express | | | MEE | | 1986 | 1988 | Acquired by Trans European Airways. Operated BAC 1-11[273] |
Melba Airways | | | | | 1949 | 1952 | Operated Airspeed Consul, de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[274] |
Mercury Airlines | | | | | 1957 | 1964 | Established as Overseas Air Transport (Jersey). Acquired by British Midland. Operated Douglas DC-3, de Havilland Heron[275] |
Meredith Air Transport | | | | | 1952 | 1954 | Became Air Safaris. Operated a single Douglas DC-3 |
Meridian Airmaps | | | | | 1952 | 1989 | Aerial survey. Went in liquidation. Operated Avro Anson, Miles Aerovan[276] |
Merlin Air Services | | | | | 1952 | 1989 | Operated Cessna Caravan[277] |
Merlot International Aviation | | | | | 1972 | 1974 | Operated BAe 125, Agusta-Bell 206[278] |
Metropolitan Air Movements | | | | | 1960 | 1964 | Operated de Havilland Heron, de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Dragonfly[279] |
Metropolitan Airways | | | | | 1982 | 1985 | Established as Alderney Air Ferries. Operated BN-2 Islander, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Short 330[280] |
Mid-Fly | | | | | 1964 | 1966 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Piper Aztec, Piper Tri-Pacer, Piper Colt, Piper Cherokee[281] |
Midland Air Cargo | | | | | 1970 | 1973 | Operated Bristol Freighter[282] |
Midland & Scottish Air Ferries | | | | | 1933 | 1934 | Scotland's first airline |
MK Airlines | | 7G | BGB | BRITISH GLOBAL | 2006 | 2010 | |
Modern Transport | | | | | 1949 | 1950 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[283] |
Monarch Airlines | | ZB | MON | MONARCH | 1967 | 2017 | Entered administration |
Morton Air Services | | | | | 1945 | 1967 | Absorbed into British United Island Airways |
Mossair | | | | | 1975 | 1980 | Established as Alderney Air Charter in 1964. Operated de Havilland Dove[284] |
Murray Chown Aviation | | | | | 1949 | 1953 | Acquired by Cambrian Air Services. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Percival Proctor[285] |
MyTravel Airways | | VZ | MYT | KESTREL | 2002 | 2008 | Merged into Thomas Cook Airlines |
MyTravelLite Airlines | | VZ | MYL | MY LITE | 2002 | 2005 | Reintegrated into its parent airline MyTravel Airways |
N |
National Airways (UK) | | | | | 1982 | 1988 | Renamed National Commuter Airways. Operated Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Trislander, Embraer Bandeirante, Short 330[286] |
National Commuter Airways | | | | | 1988 | 1989 | Acquired by Region Airways. Operated Embraer Brasilia, Short 330, Short 360[287] |
Newman Airways | | | | | 1945 | 1951 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[288] |
Nexus Airlines | | | | | 2005 | 2005 | |
Norfolk Airways | | | | | 1950 | 1970 | Merged with Anglian Air Charter and Rig Air to form Air Anglia. Operated Piper Aztec[289] |
North Eastern Airways | | | | | 1935 | 1947 | Absorbed into BEA. Operated Airspeed Envoy, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[290] |
North Sea Aerial & General Transport Company | | | | | 1919 | 1936 | Established as North Sea Aerial Navigation Company. Operated Blackburn Segrave, Blackburn Kangaroo[291] |
North Sea Air Transport | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Lockheed 12A, Lockheed 14[292] |
North West Airlines (UK) | | | | | 1949 | 1957 | Formed by the merger of Mannin Airways and Ulster Aviation. Operated Miles Aerovan, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas C-47A[293] |
North-South Airlines | | | | | 1959 | 1962 | Operated de Havilland Heron[294] |
Northair | | NT | | | 1964 | 1979 | Acquired by Capital Airlines (UK), Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Twin Comanche[295] |
Northeast Airlines | | NS | | NORJET | 1970 | 1976 | Merged into British Airways |
Northern & Scottish Airways | | | | | 1934 | 1937 | Merged to Scottish Airways and eventually British European Airways |
Northern Air Charter | | | | | 1947 | 1948 | Operated Airspeed Consul, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[296] |
Northern Air Lines | | | | | 1924 | 1925 | Went into liquidation. Operated Airco DH.9, de Havilland DH.50[297] |
Northern Air Transport | | | | | 1929 | 1932 | Founded by John Leeming. Operated Avro 504[298] |
Northern Airlines (UK) | | | TLR | | 1991 | 1994 | Operated BN-2 Islander[299] |
Northern Aviation | | | | | 2004 | 2009 | Operated Beech Super King Air, Piper Seneca, Cessna Golden Eagle[300] |
Northern Executive Aviation | | | NEX | NEATAX | 1962 | 2013 | Operated Beech Super King Air, BN-2 Islander, Falcon 900, Learjet 35, Piper Aztec, Piper Twin Comanche[301] |
Norwegian Air UK | | DI | NRS | RED NOSE | 2015 | 2021 | |
Novair International Airways | | EN | NGK | STARJET | 1988 | 1990 | |
O |
Olley Air Service | | | | | 1934 | 1947 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dove[302] |
OpenSkies | | EC | BOS | MISTRAL | 2007 | 2009 | |
Orion Airways (1956) | | | | | 1956 | 1960 | Founded by Captain Peter Palmer. Blackbushe Airport based. Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[303][304] |
Orion Airways | | KG | ORN | ORION | 1979 | 1989 | East Midlands Airport based Jet operator |
OurJet | | | | | 2003 | 2003 | Operated BAe 125[305] |
Overseas Aviation | | | | | 1957 | 1961 | Operated Canadair C-4 Argonaut, Vickers VC.1 Viking[306] |
Oxford Aero Charter (Oxaero) | | | | | 1998 | 2001 | Operated Cessna Citation, Piper Navajo Chieftain[307] |
P |
Palmair European | | | | | 1999 | 2010 | |
Palmair Flightline | | | | | 1993 | 1999 | Renamed Palmair European. Operated BAe 146[308] |
Paramount Airways | | QJ | PAT | PARAMOUNT | 1987 | 1989 | Entered receivership |
Peach Air | | KG | KGC | GOLDCREST | 1997 | 1998 | Merged with Flying Colours Airlines to form JMC Air |
Pegasus Airlines (UK) | | | | | 1959 | 1961 | Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[309] |
Pelican Cargo | | | | | 1978 | 1981 | Operated Boeing 707[310] |
Peregrine Air Services | | PJ | PSS | | 1969 | 1990 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech Super King Air, Cessna Titan, Grumman Gulfstream I, Piper Aztec[311] |
Peters' Aviation | | NP | | | 1969 | 1979 | Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron, Piper Cherokee[312] |
Platinum Air 2000 | | | | | 1998 | 2001 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech Super King Air, Cessna Citation II[313] |
Platinum Air Charter Executive | | | PLM | PLATINUM EXEC | 1999 | 2001 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31[314] |
Polar Airways [de] | | | | | 1982 | 1983 | Operated Vickers Viscounts[315] |
Polyfoto Air Taxi Services | | | | | 1963 | 1966 | Operated Piper Apache, Piper Twin Comanche, Cessna Skylark[316] |
Portsmouth, Southsea & I.O.W. Aviation | | | | | 1932 | 1939 | Established as Inland Flying Service. Renamed Portsmouth Aviation. Operated Westland IV[317] |
Prime Airlines | | | PRM | PRIME AIR | 2001 | 2002 | Formed by HeavyLift Cargo Airlines |
Princess Air | | 8Q | PRN | WHISPERJET | 1989 | 1991 | Charter airline passenger/freight with two aircraft |
Progressive Airways | | | | | 1970 | 1971 | Established as Tyler Aviation. Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron[318] |
Prospair | | | | | 1990 | 1994 | Renamed Genesis Airways. Operated BAe Jetstream 31[319] |
Provincial Airways | | | | | 1933 | 1935 | |
Q |
Quest Airlines | | | | | 2004 | 2005 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31[320] |
R |
Railway Air Services | | | | | 1933 | 1947 | Nationalised and merged into British European Airways |
Redcoat Air Cargo | | RY | | | 1977 | 1982 | |
Reed Aviation (UK) | | | | | 1996 | 2006 | Operated HS 748[321] |
Regionair | | JA | RGL | | 1987 | 1991 | Scheduled passenger Southend to Brussels/Rotterdam/Paris |
Rig Air | | | | | 1970 | 1970 | Merged with Anglian Air Charter and Norfolk Airways to form Air Anglia. Operated Douglas C-47[322] |
RM Aviation | | | RMN | | 1974 | 1999 | Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation V[323] |
Rockhopper Airlines | | | | | 2003 | 2006 | Renamed Blue Islands |
Ryburn Air | | | | | 1974 | 1979 | Operated Hughes 369, Partenavia P.68[324] |
S |
Sabre Airways | | JN | SBE | SABRE | 1994 | 2001 | Renamed XL Airways UK |
Sagittair | | | | | 1969 | 1972 | Operated Beech D18S, AW.660 Argosy[325] |
Sandown and Shanklin Flying Services | | | | | 1935 | 1936 | Founded by Ernest Byrne. Acquired Shanklin Flying Services[326] |
Scillonia Airways | | | | | 1966 | 1969 | Seasonal services. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[327] |
Scillonian Air Services | | | | | 1963 | 1964 | Operated Aero Commander 500[328] |
Scimitar Airlines | | JA | | | 1979 | 1982 | |
ScotAirways | | CB | SAY | | 1999 | 2011 | Renamed Suckling Airways |
Scottish Airlines | | | | | 1946 | 1961 | Prestwick based |
Scottish Airways | | | | | 1937 | 1947 | Merged into British European Airways |
Scottish European Airways | | WW | SEU | | 1988 | 1990 | Established as Scottish Executive Airways in 1984. Operated HS 748 |
Securicor Air | | | | | 1983 | 1990 | Operated Beech Baron, Dart Herald, Piper Navajo Chieftain[329] |
SelectAir | | | | | 2004 | 2006 | Operated Piper Chieftain[330] |
Severn Airways | | | | | 1975 | 1975 | Went in liquidation. Operated de Havilland Dove[331] |
SFC Air Taxis | | | | | 1992 | 1998 | Operated Piper Seneca[332] |
Shanklin Flying Services | | | | | 1992 | 1998 | Acquired by Sandown and Shanklin Flying Services. Operated Spartan Cruiser[333] |
Shortcut Airlines | | | | | 1958 | 1960 | Renamed Air Condor. Operated Bristol Freighter[334] |
Silver City Airways | | SS | | | 1947 | 1962 | Became part of British United Air Ferries |
Silverjet | | Y7 | SLR | SILVERJET | 2006 | 2008 | Bankruptcy, business class only |
Sivewright Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1951 | Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas DC-3, Miles Aerovan, Miles Gemini[335] |
Sky Charters | | | | | 1962 | 1965 | Operated de Havilland Dove[336] |
Sky-Trek Airlines | | 5Q | STD | | 1997 | 2000 | Renamed LyddAir |
Skydrift Air Charter | | | SDL | | 2004 | 2010 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo Chieftain[337] |
Skysouth | | | SDL | | 2006 | 2009 | |
Skyways Coach-Air Limited | | SX | | | 1956 | 1971 | Renamed Skyways International |
Skyways International | | SY | | | 1971 | 1972 | [338] |
Skyways Limited | | | | | 1946 | 1962 | Taken over by Euravia |
Solair Flying Services | | | | | 1962 | 1964 | Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[339] |
Somerton Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1951 | Founded by Russell Gunton Ltd. Acquired by Morgan Aviation. Renamed Somerton Airways. Operated Percival Proctor, Austers, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[340] |
South Coast Airways | | | GAD | | 1995 | 2002 | Operated Douglas DC-3 |
South East Air (SEA) | | XX | | | 1987 | 1988 | Operated Dart Herald |
South West Aviation | | UX | | | 1966 | 1973 | [341] |
Southampton Air Services | | | | | 1946 | 1946 | Operated Douglas DC-2[342] |
Southern Aircraft | | | | | 1946 | 1946 | Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[343] |
Southern Airways Ltd | | | | | 1936 | 1939 | |
Southern International Air Transport | | CS | | | 1974 | 1983 | Operated Vickers Viscount[344] |
Spacegrand | | | | | 1979 | 1985 | Amalgamated into Jersey European Airways. Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter[345] |
Spartan Air Lines | | | | | 1933 | 1935 | Merged with United Airways Limited to form British Airways Ltd |
Starways | | | | | 1948 | 1963 | Acquired by British Eagle |
Strathallan Air Services | | | | | 1966 | 1967 | Operated Douglas C-47B[346] |
Streamline Aviation | | | SSW | STREAMLINE | 1980 | 2002 | Acquired by Emerald Airways. Operated Short 330, Short 360[347] |
Suckling Airways | | CB | SAY | SUCKLING | 1984 | 2013 | Integrated into its parent company Loganair |
Sunjet Airlines | | | SUJ | SUNJET | 2002 | 2003 | Renamed Now Airlines. Operated Boeing 737-300 |
Surf Air Europe | | | FLJ | | 2017 | 2018 | Parent company of the US Surf Air. Operated Embraer Phenom 300[348] |
T |
TAC Heavylift | | | | | 1978 | 1980 | Renamed HeavyLift Cargo Airlines. Operated Short Belfast |
TBG Airways | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | Operated Lockheed Tristar |
TEA UK | | EQ | TUK | | 1989 | 1991 | Operated Boeing 727-200 |
Tempair International Airlines | | | | | 1972 | 1976 | |
Thomas Cook Airlines | | MT | TCX | THOMAS COOK | 2003 | 2019 | Entered liquidation |
Thomson Airways | | BY | TOM | TOMSON | 2008 | 2016 | Renamed TUI Airways |
Thomsonfly | | BY | TOM | | 2005 | 2008 | Merged with First Choice Airways to form Thomson Airways |
Thurston Aviation | | HZ | | | 1968 | 1989 | Operated Piper Navajo, Beech Super King Air, Piper Apache, Percival Prentice[349] |
Tippers Air Transport | | | | | 1964 | 1967 | Operated Avro Anson[350] |
TMAC Seabird Air Cargo | | | | | 1972 | 1975 | Operated Canadair CL-44[351] |
TNT Aviation Services | | | | | 1987 | 2000 | Subsidiary of TNT Express. Operated Airbus A300B4[352] |
Tradair | | | | | 1957 | 1962 | Taken over by Channel Airways, Southend based, Viking aircraft[86] |
Tradewinds Airways | | IK | IKA | TRADEWINDS | 1967 | 1990 | |
Trans Euro Air | | | | | 2004 | 2009 | Operated ATR 42-300F, Cessna Titan, Piper Navajo[353] |
Trans European Aviation | | | | | 1959 | 1962 | Renamed Trans European Airways in 1961 |
Trans Meridian Flying Services | | | | | 1962 | 1979 | Renamed Transmeridian Air Cargo. Operated Canadair CL-44, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7[354] |
Trans World Charter | | | | | 1948 | 1951 | Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[355] |
Transair | | | | | 1947 | 1960 | Absorbed into British United Airways (BUA) |
Transglobe Airways | | | | | 1959 | 1968 | Operated Bristol Britannia, Canadair CL-44 |
Transmeridian Air Cargo | | KK | | TRANSMERIDIAN | 1971 | 1981 | Merged with IAS Cargo Airlines to form British Cargo Airlines |
Treffield Aviation | | | | | 1965 | 1966 | Founded by Lord Trefgarne and Charles Masefield. Renamed Treffield International and declared bankruptcy in 1967. Operated Avro Anson[356] |
Trent Valley Aviation | | | | | 1946 | 1948 | Based at Nottingham Airport. Took part in the Berlin Airlift. Operated Douglas DC-3[357] |
Tyler Aviation | | | | | 1970 | 1970 | Renamed Progressive Airways. Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron[358] |
Tyne Tees Air Charter | | | | | 1960 | 1962 | Renamed Tyne Tees Airways. Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[359] |
U |
UK International Airlines | | IH | UKI | MAGENTA | 2005 | 2007 | [360] |
Ulster Aviation | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Merged with Mannin Airways to form North West Airlines (UK)[361] |
United Airways Limited | | | | | 1934 | 1935 | Merged into Allied British Airways |
V |
Varsity Express | | | | | 2010 | 2010 | |
Venture Airways | | CD | ACK | | 1984 | 1984 | Established as Air Commuter. Operated HS 748[362] |
Veritair | | | | | 1982 | 2008 | Established as Air Commuter. Operated HS 748[363] |
Vernair | | VC | ATS | | 1967 | 1986 | Transported racehorses. Operated Short Skyvan[364] |
Virgin Atlantic Little Red | | VS | VIR | VIRGIN | 2013 | 2015 | Operated on a wet-lease by Aer Lingus |
Virgin Sun Airlines | | V2 | VIR | VIRGIN | 1998 | 2001 | Sold to Air 2000 |
W |
Waves | | | | | 2016 | 2018 | |
Welsh Airways | | | | | 1985 | 1988 | Operated Partenavia P.68[365] |
Westair International | | | | | 1989 | 1994 | Operated Dart Herald[366] |
Western Airways | | | | SHOVEL | 1932 | 1940 | Continued non-airline operations until 1978 |
Western Airways (Norman Edgar) | | | | | 1934 | 1938 | Established as Bristol Air Taxi. Renamed Western Airways. Operated de Havilland Puss Moth, de Havilland Dragon[367] |
Western Aviation (UK) | | | | | 1928 | 1928 | Operated Avro 504[368] |
Westminster Airways | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | |
Westpoint Aviation | | | | | 1960 | 1963 | Established as F & J Mann Airways in 1960. Renamed British Westpoint Airlines. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas DC-3[369] |
Westward Airways | | | | | 1971 | 2009 | |
Whoosh | | W2 | | | 2007 | 2007 | Formed in partnership with White Eagle Aviation, Poland. Started services 29 May 2007 using White Eagle's AOC. Ceased all ops on 9 December 2007. |
Wight Airlines | | | | | 2006 | 2006 | Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Navajo[370] |
William Dempster | | | | | 1947 | 1953 | Operated Avro Tudor[371] |
Willowair | | | WLO | WILLOWAIR | 1992 | 1996 | Acquired by Streamline Aviation. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[372] |
Wolverhampton Aviation | | | | | 1948 | 1954 | Merged into Derby Aviation. Operated Miles Gemini, Miles Hawk Trainer, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[373][374] |
World Air Freight | | | | | 1947 | 1948 | Operated Handley Page Halifax[375] |
World Airlines | | W2 | WRD | ECLIPSE | 1995 | 1996 | |
X |
XL Airways UK | | JN | XLA | EXPO | 2006 | 2008 | Bankruptcy, was Sabre Airways |
Y |
Yeoward Line Aviation | | | | | 1972 | 1982 | Subsidiary of Yeoward Brothers Ltd. Operated Piper Seneca[376] |
Yorkshire European Airways | | | | | 1992 | 1993 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante[377] Flights between Southampton, Leeds/Bradford and Edinburgh |
Z |
Zoom Airlines Limited | | ZX | UKZ | FLYZOOM | 2007 | 2008 | |