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
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.
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		MOG / 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	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Remarks
DHL Air UK	D0	DHK	WORLD EXPRESS	UK subsidiary of DHL in Germany
West Atlantic UK	NL	NPT	NEPTUNE
One Air	HC	HGO	HAMPTON

Helicopter operators / general aviation

Type B Operating Licence holders^[1]
Airline	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 ^[2]
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	Subsidiary 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	IOS	SCILLONIA
Jet Exchange	XCH	EXCHANGE
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^[3]	SCI	SCILLONIA
Sloane Helicopters	SLN	SLOANE
Sovereign Business Jets	RHK	REDHAWK
Specialist Aviation Services	PLC	SPECIAL
Starspeed	SSP	STARSPEED
Voluxis Limited	VXS	VOLUXIS
Whizzard Helicopters		SPELLCASTER
Woodgate Aviation (NI)	CWY	CAUSEWAY
Zenith Aviation	BZE	ZENSTAR
Zephyr Aviation	MBG	CHALGROVE