List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom

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This is a list of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom.[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
A
1919 1920 First regular airline in the UK[3]
A2B Airways 2005 2006 Established as Flykeen Airways. Acquired by British NorthWest Airlines
AB Airlines AB Airlines Boeing 737-300; G-OABA@SXF, July 1998 (8354046512).jpg 7L AZX AZTEC 1993 1999 Entered administration
AB Shannon AB Airlines (G-AVMW), Shannon Airport, July 1997.jpg 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) Aberdeen Airways HS.748 McKnight-1.jpg SM AAW GRANITE 1989 1992
1994 1994 Operated BAC 1-11
ACE Freighters Lockheed L-749A Constellation, G-ALAL, ACE Freighters.jpg 1964 1966
ACE Scotland Lockheed L-749A G-ASYF Ace Scot CVT 15.10.66 edited-3.jpg 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 to Air Safaris. Operated Handley Page Hermes, Vickers VC.1 Viking[5]
Air 2000 Air 2000 Boeing 757-200 PER Wheatley-1.jpg DP AMM JETSET 1987 2003 Renamed to First Choice Airways
Air Alba RLB 1991 1997 Renamed to Highland Airways[6]
Air Anglia Air Anglia F-27-200 Friendship.jpg AQ AQ ANGLIAN 1970 1980 Merged with British Island Airways to form AirUK
Air Atlanta Europe Boeing 747-267B, Air Atlanta Europe JP5940566.jpg 5A EUK SNOWBIRD 2003 2006 Merged into XL Airways UK
Air Atlantique Douglas DC-3, Air Atlantique AN2227395.jpg 1969 1990 Established as General Aviation Services in 1969. Renamed to Air Corbiere. Operated Douglas DC-3[7]
Air Belfast 7L AZX 1995 1996 Former Air Bristol, integrated into AB Airlines.[8]
Air Bridge Carriers Vickers 808C Freightmaster, Air Bridge Carriers - ABC AN0639189.jpg AB 1972 1992 Renamed to Hunting Cargo Airlines. Operated AW.660 Argosy, Vickers Vanguard, L-188 Electra
Air Bristol BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven, Air Bristol (European Aircharter - EAL) AN0215792.jpg 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]
1978 1986 Operated Piper Apache[10]
1991 1994 Operated Douglas DC-8[11]
ACL CAVREL 1996 2002 Operated Short 330[12]
Air Charter Limited Bristol 170 Superfreighter 32 G-ANVR, Air Charter, Southend, UK, c. May 1955 (9018823106).jpg 1947 1960 To British United Airways[13]
1938 1947 To British European Airways
British Aerospace BAe-3101 Jetstream 31, Air Commuter AN0634993.jpg 3A ACK 1982 1984 Renamed to . Operated BAe Jetstream, Cessna Citation I[14]
1960 1960 Established as . Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-4, Vickers VC.1 Viking[15]
Miles M.57 Aerovan 1 G-AGOZ Air Contrs RWY 25.7.46.jpg 1946 1949 Took part in the Berlin Airlift. Operated Douglas C-47A, Miles Aerovan[16]
2000 2004 Aircraft operated by Air Scandic
1938
Air Dispatch 1936 1940 [17]
Air Ecosse G-BEDR-Trislander-AirEcosse.jpg EC ECS AIR ECOSSE 1977 1988 Subsidiary of Fairflight Charters of Biggin Hill.
1946 1955 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[18]
1968 1971 Renamed to . Operated Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec[19]
Air Europe Boeing 757-236 G-BNSF Air Europe Newcastle Airport.jpg AE AOE AIR EUROPE 1979 1991
Air Europe Express Short 360-100, Air Europe Express AN0193481.jpg AX AEE 1982 1991 Established as in 1984
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, G-EXEL, Air Exel.jpg EXX 1990 1992 Operated Embraer Brasilia[20]
Air Faisal Bristol 175 Britannia 253F at Manston Airport.jpg KV 1975 1978 Operated Bristol Britannia
Air Ferry Limited G-AIVF Vickers V610 Viking 3B Air Ferry LPL 25NOV64 (5641058013).jpg 1962 1968
Air Foyle HeavyLift Air Foyle Antonov 124; CCCP-82008, August 1991 (6162380428).jpg GS UPA FOYLE 1978 2006 Formed as a joint venture between Air Foyle and HeavyLift Cargo Airlines.
1967 1975 Renamed to Skyways Air Cargo[21]
5Z AFX 1999 2002 Operated Boeing 747-200[22]
1963 1968 Established as . Operated Cessna 172, Piper Aztec, Douglas C-47A, Piper Twin Comanche[23]
1965 2000 Operated BAC 1-11[24]
1934 1935 Established as in 1933. Operated de Havilland Leopard Moth[25]
G-APPX V.702 Viscount Air Intl (stored) EMA FEB74 (5646896519).jpg AK 1971 1973 Operated Vickers Viscount[26]
G-BGFY Piper PA31 Navajo Chieftan Air Kent EMA 30-08-79 (30954717893).jpg 1979 1979 Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain
Air Kilroe G-OAKJ 1 B.Ae Jetstream 31 Air Kilroe MAN APR90 (6854883692).jpg 9R AKL KILROE 1978 1992 Merged into Eastern Airways. Operated BAe Jetstream
Air Kruise Ramsgate Airport Miles M65 Gemini 1A G-AJZO.jpg 1946 1958 [27]
G-ALDA HP Hermes 4 Air Links B-Hill 04MAY63 (6890683751).jpg 1958 1966 Renamed to . Operated Bristol Britannia, Handley Page Hermes[28]
Air Luton DC-3 G-ANAP at NCL (16143134805).jpg 1983 1986 Operated Douglas C-47A, Piper Navajo[29]
Air Manchester Air Manchester BAC 1-11 (6222466954).jpg SUREWAY 1982 1982
MCD AIR MED 1985 2016 Operated Learjet 35, Piper Cheyenne, Piper PA-31T Cheyenne[30]
1988 1989 Operated Swearingen Metro[31]
1979 1982 Operated Piper Chieftain, Piper Navajo[32]
Air Safaris HP.81 Hermes 4 G-ALDA Air Safaris Rwy 08.61 edited-2.jpg 1960 1962
G-UERN Islander Air Sarnia CVT 30-05-86 (26652914904).jpg SG ASS 1985 1990 Acquired . Operated Britten-Norman Trislander
Air Scandic Air Scandic Airbus A300 JetPix.jpg SCY AIRSCAN 2003 2005
Airbus A300B4-203FF, Air Scandic AN0308678.jpg SCY AIRSCAN 1997 2003 Merged into Air Scandic
Air Scotland Air scotland boeing 757 SX-BLW.jpg SCO 2003 2005
G-BSVT Bandeirante Air Shetland Swansea 21-08-80 (17734925074).jpg 1978 1980 Operated Embraer Bandeirante[33]
Air Southwest Airsouthwest.dash8.g-wowd.bristol.arp.jpg SZ WOW SWALLOW 2003 2011
Air Sylhet Air Sylhet Boeing 757-200 Simon.jpg SL SHR SYLHET 2007 2009
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Air Swansea AN1116922.jpg 1980s 1980s Operated Piper Navajo
SWF 1986 1996 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech King Air[34]
1996 1998 Formed by a merger between and Streamline Aviation. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[35]
1954 1961 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[36]
Air Transport Charter Douglas C-47A G-AJVZ Air Tpt Charter RWY 27.03.51.jpg 1947 1950
1984 1992 Operated Short 330[37]
Air UK Leisure Boeing 737-2S3-Adv, Air UK Leisure AN0359210.jpg MV UKL LEISURE 1988 1999
1967 1970 Operated Douglas C-47A, Vickers Viscount[38]
Air Wales (1977) G-BWAL Piper Navajo air wales CVT 22-07-79 (38032164816).jpg 1977 1979
Air Wales Atr.airwales.artr42.arp.750pix.jpg 6G AWW RED DRAGON 2000 2006
Aircraft Operating Company 1924 1944 Acquired by Hunting Aerosurveys[39]
Aircraft Transport and Travel DH16-AT&T.jpg 1916 1921
Airflight Avro Tudor - Airflight at Wunstorf - The Berlin Airlift 1948 - 1949 HU98411.jpg 1948 1950
Airfreight Express Boeing 747-200 KvW.jpg 5Z AFX 1999 2003 Operated Boeing 747-200
1948 1952 Operated Airspeed Consul[40]
Airtours Boeing 757-225, Airtours International Airways JP6213134.jpg VZ AIH TOURJET 1993 2002 Renamed to MyTravel Airways
AirUK AirUK BAe 146-200 Volpati.jpg UK UKA UKAY 1980 1998 Renamed to KLM uk
1953 1957 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dove[41]
Airways International Cymru Airways International Cymru BAC 111-432FD One-Eleven Aragao-1.jpg AK CYM WELSHAIR 1984 1988
Airwork Limited Airwork Hermes IVA at Blackbushe.jpg AW 1928 1960 Merged with Hunting-Clan Air Transport to form British United Airways
Airworld Airworld Airbus A320 Spijkers.jpg RL AWD ENVOY 1994 1998
Alan Cobham Aviation 1927 1928 Founded by Alan Cobham[42]
1964 1975 Founded by Peter Moss. Renamed . Operated Cessna Skymaster[43]
1979 1982 Renamed to . Operated BN-2 Islander[44]
G-AVJL V.812 Viscount Alidair MAN JUL74 (5658947373).jpg QA 1972 1981 Renamed to Inter City Airlines. Operated Vickers Viscount
UF 1978 1979 Operated Bristol Britannia[45]
All Leisure Airways Airbus A320-231, All Leisure Airlines JP5943087.jpg ALT JETWING 1994 1997 Acquired by TransAer International Airlines
Allied Airways (Gandar Dower) DHRapideMoSI.JPG 1934 1947 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 to Cello Aviation[49]
Ambassador Airways Boeing 737-204(Adv), Ambassador Airlines JP166806.jpg B3 AMY AMBASSADOR 1992 1994
Amberair Boeing 737-200 Aragao.jpg 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]
G-TOMO B1-11 Anglo Cargo (4158522690).jpg ML ANC ANGLO 1983 1992 Operated Boeing 707-320, Boeing 757, BAC 1-11
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh.90 Dragonfly. MH137.jpg 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 Short Sunderland 3 of Aquila Airways.jpg 1948 1958
Argus Air Transport 1957 1960 Renamed to Autair[54]
Astraeus Airlines Astraeus b737-700 g-strf arp.jpg 5W AEU FLYSTAR 2002 2011
Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 50, Atlanta Airways AN0452550.jpg KG 1996 1996 Low cost subsidiary of Caledonian Airways. Operated Lockheed Tristar[55]
Atlantic Air Transport Atlantic Air Transport Bristol 170 Freighter.jpg 1985 2007 Renamed to RVL Aviation. Operated Bristol Freighter
Atlantic Airlines Atlantic.airlines.electra.g-lofd.arp.jpg NPT NEPTUNE 1994 2013 Renamed to West Atlantic UK
Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III, Atlantic Airways AN0320188.jpg ALH 1993 1998 Operated Fairchild Metroliner[56]
1990s 1990s Operated BN-2 Islander[57]
G-LOFD L Electra Atlantic Cargo CVT Aug '97 (24048704019).jpg 1993 1998 Operated Lockheed L-188 Electra[58]
Atlantic Express ATR 42-300, Atlantic Express JP5772251.jpg SBV RIPPLE 1985 2007
Autair BAC 1-11 416EK G-AWXJ Autair Intnl Ringway 26.07.69 edited-2.jpg OU 1953 1969 Renamed to Court Line Aviation
AV8 Air MNF RINGWAY 2003 2004 [59]
B
BA CitiExpress British Aerospace BAe 146-200, British Airways (CitiExpress) JP147327.jpg TH BRT BRITISH 2002 2006 Renamed to BA Connect[60]
BA Connect BA Connect Dash 8-311Q.jpg TH BRT BRITISH 2006 2007 Merged into flybe.
BAC Aircraft ABR 1992 1995 Renamed to BAC Express Airlines[61]
BAC Express Airlines Fokker F-27-500 Friendship, BAC Express Airlines AN0558259.jpg RPX 1995 2007 Renamed HD Air Ltd
G-BAPG Vickers V.814 Viscount Baltic Airlines MAN OCT88 (13793590903).jpg 1986 1989 Merged into British Air Ferries. Operated Vickers Viscount[62]
BC 1971 1978 Operated Piper Aztec[63]
De Havilland DH-104 Dove 8, BBC Air AN1097225.jpg 1996 2009 Operated de Havilland Dove[64]
BEA Airtours BEA Airtours 707-436.jpg KT 1969 1974
BEA Helicopters G-ASNM Sikorsky S-61N BEA Helicopters LPL 18JUN64 (6782011650).jpg 1964 1974 Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Sikorsky S-58T, Sikorsky S-61[65]
1999 1999 Established as in 1996. Operated Cessna 208B[66]
1919 1922 Founded by East Hanney, John and Fred Holmes. Operated Avro 504[67]
1924 1929 Amalgamated with . Operated Avro 504[68]
Berlin European UK Boeing 737-3L9, Berlin European UK JP88108.jpg WZ RGN 1987 1991 Acquired by Germania
Berlin Regional UK British Aerospace BAe-3102 Jetstream 31, Berlin Regional UK AN1545029.jpg WZ 1985 1990 Operated Jetstream 31[69]
1933 1948 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[70]
Birmingham European Airways BAC 111 Birmingham European G-BBMG, AMS Amsterdam (Schiphol), Netherlands PP1167662711.jpg VB BEA BIRMEX 1989 1992 Merged into Brymon Airways
Birmingham Executive Airways Birmingham Executive BAe 3102.jpg EB BEX 1983 1989 Renamed/merged to Birmingham European Airways
BKS Aero Charter 1952 1953 Renamed to BKS Air Transport. Operated Douglas DC-3[71]
BKS Air Transport Airspeed AS 57 Ambassador 2 G-AMAD, BKS Air Transport, Southend, UK, Oct 1966 (9184456733).jpg 1952 1970 Acquired by British European Airways and renamed Northeast Airlines
Blackpool and West Coast Air Services 1933 1937 Renamed to [72]
1935 1947 Operated Avro Anson[73]
1958 1959 Established as in 1954. Operated Beech 18, Douglas C-54B, Vickers VC.1 Viking[74]
1946 1949 Operated Douglas C-47B[75]
bmi British Midland BMI Airbus A319-131 by Dn280.jpg BD BMA 2001 2012 Merged into British Airways
bmi Regional Embraer ERJ-135ER, bmi Regional JP6232293.jpg WW / BM GNT / BMR 2001 2015 Renamed to Flybmi
bmibaby Bmibaby Boeing 737-36M (G-TOYJ) by Martin Woudstra.jpg WW BMI BABY 2002 2012 Acquired by British Airways and subsequently closed
BOAC Cargo Service Douglas DC-7F G-AOIJ BOAC Frt RWY 10.61 edited-2.jpg 1960 1960 Operated Douglas DC-7[76]
BOAC-Cunard Vickers Super VC10 ‘G-ASGC’ (35785185993).jpg 1962 1966
BOBWOOD 1968 1969 Renamed to Tradewinds Airways. Operated Canadair CL-44[77]
BON 1992 1997 Founded by John Begg. Operated Short 330-200, Short 360-100[78]
DH.86 Express G-ADVJ Bond Air Services.jpg 1948 1949 Operated de Havilland Express[79]
1982 1998 Operated Cessna 310[80]
1968 1979 Operated Piper Navajo[81]
Britannia Airways Britannia Airways Boeing 737-200 at Zurich Airport in May 1985.jpg BY BAL BRITANNIA 1964 2005 Renamed Thomsonfly
Britavia Britavia Hermes IV at Blackbushe.jpg 1948 1961
British Air Ferries (BAF) Vickers 806 Viscount, British Air Ferries - BAF AN1915909.jpg VF BAF AIR FERRY 1967 1993 Renamed/merged to British World Airlines
1969 1979 Operated Vickers Viscount, Hawker Siddeley Trident, Skyvan[82]
British Air Transport (BAT) DH.95 Flamingo Redhill 1953.jpg 1932 1951
British Airtours British Airtours 747-236B.jpg KT BKT BEATOURS 1974 1988 Founded as BEA Airtours, to Caledonian Airways
British Airways Ltd CASA 352 (AKA Junkers Ju 52-3m) at RAF Museum Cosford.jpg 1935 1940 Merged with Imperial Airways to form British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
British Airways Ltd (2012–2015) British Airways A318.jpg BA BAT GHERKIN 2012 2015
British Airways CitiExpress Embraer ERJ-145EU, British Airways (CitiExpress) JP154097.jpg TH BRT 2002 2006 Renamed/merged to BA Connect
British Airways Express ATR ATR-42-300, British Airways Express (Cityflyer Express) AN0220914.jpg TH MXE 1996 2002 Renamed/merged to British Airways Citiexpress Isle of Man
British Airways Helicopters British Airways Helicopters Vertol 234 G-BISP.jpg 1964 1986 Sold to Maxwell Aviation and renamed British International Helicopters
British Airways World Cargo British Airways World Cargo 747-8 G-GSSE.jpg 2001 2014 Merged with Iberia Cargo to form IAG Cargo
1938 1949 Operated Fokker F.XXII, Handley Page Halifax, de Havilland Express[83]
British Amphibious Airlines 1932 1933
British Asia Airways BRITISH ASIA AIRWAYS B747-436 (G-BNLZ27091964).jpg BR BAW SPEEDBIRD 1995 2001 Part of British Airways
British Atlantic Airways 1984 1984 Renamed to Virgin Atlantic[84]
British Aviation Services 1946 1962
British Caledonian British Caledonian Boeing 747-200 Rees.jpg BR BCA CALEDONIAN 1971 1988 Merged into British Airways
British Caledonian Charter British Caledonian Charter DC-10-10.jpg 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[85][86]
British Caribbean Airways EO 1986
British Continental Airways 1935 1936 Merged into British Airways in 1936.[87]
British Eagle International Airlines G-AWDG B707-138B British Eagle LGW 01FEB69 (6052144525).jpg EG EGT 1963 1968
British European British European CRJ-200.jpg JY JEA JERSEY 2000 2002 Renamed to Flybe
British European Airways (BEA) BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven, BEA - British European Airways AN1809096.jpg BE BEE BEALINE 1946 1974 Merged with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways
1927 1927 Operated Airco DH.6[88]
British Global 7G MKA 2008 2010 Operated Boeing 747-200[89]
1989 1991 Operated HS 748[90]
British International Helicopters Pre-Flight - Aberdeen Airport - geograph.org.uk - 1470105.jpg BS BIH BRINTEL 2000 2012
British Island Airways (BIA) HP Herald 210 G-AVEZ BIA LGW 05.71 edited-3.jpg UK BIA BRITISLAND 1970 1980 Original BIA merged with Air Anglia, Air Wales and to form AirUK
British Island Airways British Island Airways at Basle - 1985.jpg KD BIA BRITISLAND 1982 1990 Second BIA formed in 1982 from AirUK's charter operations
British Latin American Air Lines 1944 1946 Renamed to British South American Airways[91]
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 British Mediterranean Airways Airbus A320-231; G-MEDA@LHR;04.04.1997 (5491901680).jpg KJ LAJ BEE MED 1994 2004 Renamed BMED[92]
British Mediterranean Airways (B|MED) British Mediterranean A320-321.jpg KJ LAJ 2004 2007
British Midland Airways (BMA) British Midland Airways Boeing 737-400; G-OBMN@LHR;04.04.1997 (5491356027).jpg BD BMA BEE MED 1964 2001 Renamed to Bmi British Midland
G-GNTF SF.340A BMA Commuter MAN 28JUL99 (6923683219).jpg BD GNT GRANITE 1998 2001 Renamed to bmi Regional
British Midland International (bmi) BMI 737-500 G-BVZH.jpg BD BMA MIDLAND 1938 2012 Established as , renamed to British Midland Airways in 1964, renamed to British Midland International in 2001. Integrated into British Airways
1946 1951 Operated Douglas C-47A[93]
British NorthWest Airlines W9 BNW BRITISH NORTH 2001 2006 [94]
1985 1986 [95]
British Overseas Air Charter 1970 1974 BOAC's charter service[96]
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) BOAC Boeing 747-136 landing at Heathrow.jpg BA SPEEDBIRD 1939 1974 Merged to form British Airways
British Regional Airlines G-GNTZ 2 B.Ae 146-200 British Aws(Citiexpress) MAN 04JUN02 (8208889539).jpg 1996 2002 [97]
British South American Airways Avro Anson 19 G-AIKM BSAAC Ringway 26.03.49 edited-1.jpg 1946 1949 Renamed to British Overseas Airways Corporation[98]
British United (C.I.) Airways 1963 1963 Operated Handley Page Dart Herald[99]
British United Air Ferries G-ANVR Bristol 170 Freighter 32 British United Air Ferries LPL 08OCT67.jpg BUAF 1963 1967 Renamed to British Air Ferries
British United Airways (BUA) British United BAC 111.jpg BR BUA BRITISH UNITED 1960 1970
British United Island Airways (BUIA) British United Airways C-47A.jpg UK 1968 1970 Renamed to British Island Airways
British Westpoint Airlines Douglas C-47A G-ALYF Br Westpoint RWY 10.65 edited-2.jpg WP 1963 1966
British World Airlines Boeing 737-3Y0, British World Airlines AN0205163.jpg VF BWL BRITWORLD 1993 2001 See British United Air Ferries
Brooklands Aviation 1933 1951 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[100]
Brown Air Services 1983 1987 Renamed to Capital Airlines (UK). Operated Cessna 441 Conquest II[101]
Brymon Airways Brymon HPR-7.jpg BC BRY BRYMON 1972 2007 Merged with British Regional Airlines and renamed British Airways Citiexpress
Brymon European Airways Brymon DHC-7-110.jpg BC BRY 1992 1993
1999 1999 Operated DHC 7[102]
Business Air Saab-Fairchild SF-340A(QC), Business Air AN0216713.jpg 1987 1996 Based at Aberdeen; eventually evolved into bmi Regional
Buzz G-UKRC B.Ae 146-300 Buzz FRA 14JUN02 (8222731795).jpg PL BUZ BUZZARD 1999 2003 Renamed to Buzzaway
Buzz Boeing 737-300 KvW.jpg UKA / BUZ 2003 2003 Merged into Ryanair
1919 1920 Operated Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8[103]
C
1947 1959 Operated Avro Anson, Handley Page Halifax[104]
Cal Air International Douglas DC-10-10 G-BJZD Cal Air RWY 25.06.88 edited-2.jpg EN CAI CALJET 1985 1988 Renamed to Novair International Airways
Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7C G-AOIE Caledn RWY 240764 edited-1.jpg CA 1961 1970 Renamed to Caledonian/BUA
Caledonian Airways (1988-1999) G-NIUK, London Gatwick (LGW), 05-02-1995 (38117666736).jpg KG CKT CALEDONIAN 1988 1999 To Thomas Cook Airlines[105]
Caledonian/BUA G-AWYV One-Eleven 501 Caledonian BUA MAN 14MAR71 (6785554123).jpg CA 1970 1971 Renamed to British Caledonian
Cambrian Air Services 1935 1955 Renamed to Cambrian Airways[106]
Cambrian Airways Cambrian viscount g-amon in 1963 arp.jpg CS CAS CAMBRIAN 1955 1974 Merged into British Airways
Capital Airlines BZ CPG CAPITAL 1983 1990 [107]
CargoLogicAir G-CLAA@HKG (20190406112822).jpg P3 CLU FIREBIRD 2015 2020 Operated Boeing 747[108]
1972 1982 Operated Cessna Titan, Short 330[109]
1963 1965 Operated Piper Aztec[110]
Cello Aviation G-RAJG (17755436409).jpg CLJ CELLO 2010 2018
G-BIYH (14177529066).jpg CIC CELTAIR 1988 1993 Became part of Airwork Services
1971 1973 Operated Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec[111]
Centreline Air Services 1978 1983 Operated Cessna 310, Embraer Bandeirante, HS 748, Piper Navajo Chieftain[112]
Channel Air Bridge ATL 98 Carvair G-ARSF, Channel Air Bridge, Southend, UK, 20 Jul 1962 (9127001119).jpg 1959 1962
1936 1939 Operated de Havilland Dragon[113]
Channel Airways Douglas DC-4 G-ARYY Channel RWY 02.06.63 edited-3.jpg CW CHANNEL AIR 1962 1972
Miles Aerovan 1955.jpg 1940s 1950s Operated Miles Aerovan[114]
Channel Island Airways 1945 1947 Formed by the merger of Jersey Airways and Guernsey Airways. Absorbed into British European Airways. Operated Bristol Freighter[115]
Channel Express G-CELP Channel Express.jpg LS EXS CHANNEX 1983 2006 Renamed to Jet2
1946 1947 Founded by Guy Lawrence. Renamed to . Operated Handley Page Halifax[116]
1980 2001 Jet charter business. Operated Hawker Siddeley HS.125[117]
PQ 1986 1987 Operated HS 748[118]
1961 1968 Operated DH.84, DH.89, Cessna 172, Piper Twin Comanche[119]
1948 1948 Took part in Berlin Airlift. Operated Douglas DC-3, DH.89[120]
Citelynx Embraer ERJ-135ER Citelynx G-CDFS, AMS Amsterdam (Schiphol), Netherlands PP1173001354.jpg 2005 2007
City Star Airlines Dornier 328-110, City Star Airlines AN0857085.jpg X9 ISL ISLANDIA 2003 2008
CityFlyer Express CityFlyer ATR-42.jpg CJ CFE FLYER 1992 2002
Citywing 2013 2017 Established as Manx2 in 2006. Operated Let L-410 Turbolet[121]
CCN CLASSIC JET 1997 1998 Operated Lockheed Tristar[122]
1958 1959 Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[123]
Club 328 SDJ SPACEJET 2005 2008 [124]
Cobham Air Routes Westland Wessex plane.jpg 1935 1935 Sold to Olley Air Service. Operated Westland IV[125]
Cobham-Blackburn Airlines 1929 1930 Formed by the merger of Alan Cobham Aviation and [126]
1994 2001 Operated Embraer Bandeirante[127]
Commercial Air Hire Avro 642 left front NACA-AC-191.jpg 1935 1936 Delivered newspapers to Europe. Operated Avro 642 Eighteen, de Havilland Dragon[128]
Community Express Airlines Short 360-200, Community Express AN0197202.jpg 5V UNI COMMUNITY 1993 1996 [129]
1957 1960 Operated Douglas C-54, Vickers VC.1 Viking[130]
1957 1960 Operated Douglas C-54, Vickers VC.1 Viking[131]
G-OPMN B727-225 Cougar Airlines MAN 22SEP01 (6939319014).jpg GCR SPEEDCAT 2001 2003
Court Line Court Line Lockheed TriStar Manteufel.jpg OU COURTLINE 1969 1974 Originally Argus Air Transport, then became Autair (Luton), then Autair International Airways
1950 1951 Operated Douglas DC-3, Vickers VC.1 Viking[132]
Crilly Airways 1930s 1936 Aircraft purchased by British Airways Ltd and used to form British Airways Iberia Ltd
1947 1949 Operated Avro Anson, Miles Aerovan[133]
Cunard Eagle Airways G-ARKA Britannia 324 Cunard Eagle LHR 02SEP63 (5666673508).jpg EG 1960 1963 Renamed/merged to British Eagle
D
Daimler Air Hire 1919 1921 Acquired Aircraft Transport and Travel to form Daimler Airway[134]
Daimler Airway DH34 Biplane 1.jpg 1922 1924 Merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Instone Air Line and Handley Page Transport to form Imperial Airways
Dan-Air Douglas C-47B G-AMSU Dan-Air BLA 09.04.55 edited-2.jpg DA DAN DANAIR 1953 1992 Merged into British Airways
Dan-Air Skyways Dan-Air Skyways Hawker Siddeley HS-748 at Le Bourget Airport.jpg 1972 1974 Subsidiary of Dan-Air. Operated HS 748[135]
1922 1922 Operated Airco DH.9C[136]
Debonair Debonair BAe 146-200.jpg 2G DEB DEBONAIR 1993 1999
1976 1980 Established as in 1963. Operated Piper Aztec[137]
1946 1956 Operated Airspeed Consul, Avro Anson, Percival Proctor[138]
Derby Airways G-ALHS Canadair C-4 Argonaut Derby Aws LPL 26MAR64 (5562138639).jpg 1959 1964 Renamed to British Midland International. Operated Handley Page Marathon, Canadair Argonaut
Derby Aviation G-AOFZ DC-3 Derby Aws MAN 14APR63 (5550561489).jpg 1949 1959 Renamed to Derby Airways
1952 1962 Operated de Havilland Tiger Moth[139]
1967 1967 Subsidiary of . Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[140]
Don Everall Aviation 1947 1960 Merged into Air Safaris. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas DC-3, Miles Messenger, Vickers VC.1 Viking[141]
Donaldson International Airways Bristol 175 Britannia 312 G-AOVF Donaldson RWY 4.9.71 edited-3.jpg DI DONALDSON 1964 1974
Dragon Airways 1953 1958 Absorbed by Silver City Airways. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Heron[142]
Duo Airways Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR, Duo Airways AN0437694.jpg VB DUO FLY DUO 2003 2004
E
Eagle Airways (UK) Vickers Viking 1B G-AIVO Eagle Aws Ringway 07.59 edited-2.jpg EG 1953 1960 Renamed/merged to Cunard Eagle Airways
Eagle Aviation 1948 1960 Renamed to Cunard Eagle Airways. Operated Avro York, Douglas DC-6A, Handley Page Halifax, Vickers VC.1 Viking[143]
East Anglian Flying Services DH.80A Puss Moth G-ABKZ (2) EAFS Ringway 11.06.48 edited-2.jpg 1947 1962 Renamed Channel Airways
1932 1934 Founded by Michael Scott. Operated de Havilland Fox Moth[144]
EN 1972 1982 Merged with Genair and [145]
CE / EN 1978 1981 [146]
1998 2006 Renamed to . Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402, Cessna 404[147]
1971 1979 Operated Reims Cessna F172, Cessna 150[148]
2018 2019 Operated Antonov An-26[149]
Elan Air Vickers 953C Merchantman, Elan Overnight Delivery System (Air Bridge) AN1346199.jpg 1982 1989 Renamed to DHL Air UK[150]
1965 1967 Acquired by . Operated de Havilland Heron, Douglas C-53D[151]
Emerald Airways Emerald Airways G-JEMB Bae ATP (4) (22757931100).jpg G3 JEM GEMSTONE 1992 2006
YE 1994 1995 [152]
G-AHOW V498 Viking 1A Eros Avn LPL 21MAR64 (5641625748).jpg 1957 1964 Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[153]
Euravia Lockheed L049 Const G-AMUP Euravia RWY 23.08.64 edited-3.jpg EY 1961 1964 Renamed Britannia Airways
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Euroair AN1447417.jpg EZ / VC URO / EUZ 1977 1997 Operated Embraer Bandeirante
Euroceltic Airways 5Q ECY ECHELON 2001 2003 Operated Fokker F27, Fokker 50[154]
Eurocity Express G-BNGF DHC Dash 7 EuroCity Express MAN SEP87 (12901103573).jpg II ECE 1986 1988 Founded by British Midland as Eurocity Express and renamed as London City Airways
Eurodirect British Aerospace BAe-3109 Jetstream 31, Euro Direct Airlines AN0597247.jpg 9R EUD 1994 1995
Euroflite G-RUSH Cessna 404 Euroflite CVT 03-01-84 (27101121588).jpg 1980 1984 Acquired by London European Airways. Operated BAe Jetstream 31, BAe 125, Cessna 404[155]
EuroManx EuroManx Dash 8-311Q.jpg 3W EMX CATCHER 2002 2008
1995 2001 Operated BAC 1-11, BAe Jetstream 31[156]
European Aviation Air Charter European Air Charter Boeing 747-200 Zammit.jpg E7 EAF EUROCHARTER 1994 2008 Established as European Aviation in 1989[157]
European Skytime 2000 2012
BAC 111-510ED One-Eleven, Euroscot Express (European Aircharter - EAL) AN0198847.jpg MY EUJ SCOTAIR 1997 2001 Operated BAC 1-11, ATR 72[158]
Euroworld Airways Short 360-100 AN0215702.jpg 1991 1992 Renamed/merged to CityFlyer Express[159]
1972 1988 Operated Bristol Britannia[160]
Excalibur Airways Excalibur Airways Airbus A320 Aragao.jpg EQ EXC CAMELOT / EXCALIBUR 1992 1996
Excel Airways Boeing 757-225, Excel Airways AN0921460.jpg JN XLA EXPO 2000 2006 Renamed to XL Airways UK
1957 1961 Operated Westland Widgeon[161]
1960 1972 [162]
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle, Executive Express AN2230323.jpg EX 1975 1982 Operated Beech King Air, Cessna 421[163]
1975 1980 Operated Douglas DC-3[164]
Express Air Services Express Air Services Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 209 Marmet-1.jpg LS EXS 1978 1983 Renamed to Channel Express
1983 1992 Operated Fokker F27[165]
F
1960 1961 Renamed to . Operated Douglas DC-3[166]
1950 1951 Acquired by [167]
FC 1968 1989 Operated Shorts 360[168]
Falcon Airways HP.81 Hermes 4 G-ALDC Falcon Aws RWY 06.60 edited-2.jpg 1959 1961 AOC revoked due to safety concerns
1954 1961 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Avro Anson[169]
FAS 1989 1992 Operated Fokker F27[170]
1950 1952 Operated Avro Anson I[171]
First Choice Airways First choice b757-200 g-ooox lands arp.jpg DP FCA JETSET 2003 2008 Merged with Thomsonfly to create Thomson Airways
1973 1989 Operated Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer[172]
1934 1953 Operated Avro Lancaster[173]
Flightline Flightline.bae146-300.g-bsns.arp.jpg B5 FLT FLIGHTLINE 1989 2008 Contract passenger and ad hoc charters
G-CEAF 2 B737-229 Air Europa(European Air Chtr) MAN 23JUN01 (7014434795).jpg 2001 2002 Operated Boeing 737-200[174]
Fly Salone Fly Salone aircraft at Lungi airport cropped.jpg 5L 2015 2016
Flybe DASH.8-400 G-JEDR 4087 FLYBE PURPLE 09 02 15 TLS (16217391023).jpg BE BEE JERSEY 1979 2020 Entered administration
Flybmi Bmi embraer erj145 g-rjxd arp.jpg BM BMR MIDLAND 1987 2019 Entered administration
Flyglobespan Flyglobespan G-CDPT glasgow.jpg Y2 GSM GLOBESPAN 2002 2009
Flying Colours Airlines Flying Colours Airbus A320 Aragão.jpg MT FCL COLOURS 1996 2000 Merged with Caledonian Airways to form JMC Air
Flyjet Flyjet Boeing 757 Spijkers.jpg F7 FJE ENVOY 2002 2007
Flykeen Airways JFK KEENAIR 2002 2005 Became A2B Airways[175]
FlyWhoosh ATR ATR-42-320, Fly Whoosh (White Eagle Aviation) AN1239284.jpg W2 WEA 2007 2007
FOB 1996 2008 Operated BAe 146-300, Avro RJ100[176]
1985 1995 Operated Beech Super King Air[177]
G
GB Airways GB Airways Boeing 737-200 Aragao.jpg GT GBL GEEBEE 1981 2008
Genair G-RVIP Bandeirante Genair CVT 13-07-1982 (29349192056).jpg EN GEN GENAIR 1981 1984 Operated British Caledonian Commuter Services[178]
General Aviation Services 1969 1975 [179]
1994 1995 Established as in 1990. Operated BAe Jetstream[180]
Gibair Douglas C-47A G-AMFV Gibair EMA 11.04.70 edited-3.jpg 1947 1981 Renamed/merged to GB Airways[181]
Gibraltar Airways GT GIBAIR 1931 1989 Operated Saro Windhover[182]
Gill Airways G-BXBV ATR.42-310 Gill Aws DUS 13AUG99 (5933494397).jpg 9C GIL GILLAIR 1995 2001 Established as Gill Aviation in 1969
Gill Aviation G-GILL Cessna 402 Gill Aviation CVT 04-07-83 (40815274252).jpg 1969 1989 Renamed Gillair. Operated Cessna 402[183]
Gillair Gill Air ATR-42 at STN (29753382055).jpg 1989 1995 Established as Gill Aviation in 1969. Renamed Gill Airways[184]
1920 1964 Operated de Havilland Fox Moth, Avro Avian[185][186]
1970 2012 Operated Cessna 208 Caravan[187][188]
Global Supply Systems Global Supply Systems (British Airways World Cargo) Boeing 747-400F; G-GSSB@FRA;16.07.2011 609ia (6190039475).jpg XH GSS JET LIFT 2001 2014
1970s 1980s Operated Westland Whirlwind[189]
Go Boeing 737-36N, Go Fly JP6327148.jpg GO GOE GO FLIGHT 1998 2003
Guernsey Airlines Guernsey Airlines Vickers Viscount Marmet-2.jpg HW / GE GER 1977 1989 Operated Vickers Viscount
Bombardier Learjet 45, Gold Air International JP311267.jpg 1998 2010 Executive charter airline. Established as in 1994. Operated Bombardier Learjet 45[190]
Grahame-White Aviation Company 1911 1919 Established as in 1911. Operated Farman III, Blériot XI[191]
1947 1947 Operated Airspeed Consul[192]
1938 1947 Took over routes. Absorbed into BEA. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Westland IV[193]
1933 1934 Operated Westland IV[194]
Aero Commander 500A G-ASIO, Gregory Air Services, Southend, UK, 12 Apr 1965 (8745299170) (2).jpg 1963 1965 Renamed . Operated Aero Commander 500, Hawker Siddeley HS-125, Douglas DC-3[195]
1937 1940 Operated de Havilland Express[196]
Guernsey Airways 1934 1945 Merged with Jersey Airways to form Channel Island Airways. Absorbed into British European Airways. Operated Saro Windhover, Saro Cloud[197]
H
Handley Page Transport Handley Page O.10 G-EATH Handley Page Transport Dübendorf - LBS SR02-10030.tif 1919 1924 Merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Instone Air Line and Daimler Airway to form Imperial Airways
G-AMPZ DC3 Harvest Air CVT 05-04-1988 (43311560854).jpg 1974 1988 Founded by Nigel Brendish. Operated Douglas DC-3, BN-2 Islander, Piper Aztec[198][199]
1974 1988 Executive charter airline. Merged into . Operated Cessna 421, Piper Aztec[200]
G-AXXJ BN Islander Haywards Aviation CVT 03-07-79 (38032032606).jpg 1970 1979 Operated BN-2 Islander, de Havilland Dove[201][202]
HD Air HDAir G-TMRB Short360-100 CVT(4) (39954837532).jpg RPX RAPEX 2007 2015 Established as BAC Aircraft in 1992[203]
HJC RHINOAIR 1997 1998 [204]
Short SC-5 Belfast C1, HeavyLift Cargo Airlines AN0414311.jpg NP HLA HEAVYLIFT 1980 2006 Established as in 1978. Renamed . Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 707, Canadair CL-44, Douglas DC-8, Short Belfast[205]
Highland Airways Limited 1933 1937 Merged to Scottish Airways and eventually British European Airways
Highland Airways British Aerospace Jetstream 31, Highland Airways JP472316.jpg 8H HWY HIWAY 1991 2010
Highland Express Airways Highland Express Boeing 747-100 rear Watt.jpg VY TTN TARTAN 1986 1987
Hillman's Airways DH86atStaplefordAerodrome.jpg 1931 1935 Merged with Spartan Air Lines and United Airways Limited to form Allied British Airways
1946 1950 Operated Airspeed Consul, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas C-47A, Miles M.65 Gemini, Percival Proctor[206]
1988 1989 Subsidiary of . Operated Vickers Viscount[207]
HM HUA HUMBER AIR 1968 1975 Operated BN-2 Islander[208]
Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd 1944 1960 Founded by . Merged with Hunting Geophysics to form Hunting Surveys[209]
Hunting Air Travel 1945 1951 Renamed to Hunting-Clan Air Transport[210]
Hunting Cargo Airlines Lockheed L-188C(PF) Electra, Hunting Cargo Airlines AN0252967.jpg AG ABR CONTRACT 1992 1998 Renamed to Air Contractors
Hunting Geophysics 1956 1960 Merged with Hunting Aerosurveys to form Hunting Surveys[211]
Hunting Surveys 1960 2001 Formed by the merger of Hunting Aerosurveys with Hunting Geophysics[212]
Hunting-Clan Air Transport Avro 685 York G-AMXM Hunting Clan Ringway 27.08.55 edited-3.jpg HC 1951 1960 Founded as Hunting Air Travel. Merged with Airwork Services to form British United Airways
I
IAS Cargo Airlines Douglas DC-8-55(F), IAS Cargo Airlines AN0573983.jpg FF 1967 1979
Imperial Airways Tanken van een vliegtuig Airplane provided with fuel.jpg 1924 1939 Merged with British Airways Ltd to form British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
1954 1958 Renamed to . Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-4, Vickers VC.1 Viking[213][214]
1929 1931 Renamed to [215]
Inner Circle Air Lines 1935 1935 [216]
Instone Air Line De havilland dh-18.jpg 1919 1924 Merged with British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, Handley Page Transport and Daimler Airway to form Imperial Airways
Instone Airline (1981) Bristol 170 Freighter Mk31, Atlantic Air Transport (Instone Air Line) AN0648798.jpg 1981 1996 Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-6A
Inter City Airlines Vickers Viscount Volpati-1.jpg QA 1981 1983 Established as in 1972. Operated Cessna Citation II, Short 330, Vickers Viscount
Inter European Airways Inter European Airways Airbus A320 Aragão.jpg IP IEA ASPRO 1986 1993 Merged with Airtours International
British Aerospace BAe 125-800B, Interflight JP6237136.jpg 1985 2018 Established as in 1974. Operated BAe 125, Learjet 35[217]
G-BRGN Jetstream 31 InterLine MAN 29AUG95 (7001000683).jpg 1994 1996 Established as in 1993. Operated Jetstream 31[218]
1971 1973 Operated Douglas DC-3, Piper Aztec, Vickers Viscount[219]
1937 1938 Operated Curtiss T-32 Condor II[220]
1946 1949 Operated Airspeed Consul, Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[221]
Intra Airways Douglas C-47B Dakota 4 (DC-3), Intra Airways AN1279465.jpg JY 1969 1979
Invicta Air Cargo C-54B Skymaster Manteufel.jpg INDIA MIKE 1964 1969 Merged with BMA and became cargo division.Operated Bristol Britannia, Douglas C-54B[222]
Invicta Airlines DC-4 G-ASZT Invicta MAN 20.08.66.jpg 1964 1971 Renamed to Invicta International Airlines
Invicta International Airlines Invicta International Vickers Vanguard G-AZRE 01.jpg IM INVICTA 1971 1981 Assets sold to Seabourne Aviation
G-AMSH Douglas C-47B Irelfly-London LPL 02JUL66 (5550559425).jpg 1966 1966 Operated Douglas C-47B[223]
1947 1947 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[224]
1947 1959 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[225]
Isle of Man Air Services IOMAS Rapide Ringway 1939.jpg 1937 1947
Isles of Scilly Skybus G-BUBP Islander BN2 Isles of Scilly Skybus (38440949270).jpg 5Y IOS 1984 2008 Renamed Skybus. Operated BN-2 Islander[226]
J
2000s 2000s Operated Hawker 800[227]
Janes Aviation (1987-1992) G-ATIG HP Herald Janes Aviation CVT 01-07-91 (34458841881).jpg 1987 1992 Operated Douglas DC-3, Dart Herald[228]
Janes Aviation (2006-2010) G-AMPZ Janes Aviation CVT 27-11-1988 (34443156055).jpg JAN JANES 2006 2010 Operated Hawker Siddeley HS 748[229]
Janus Airways Janus Airways Handley Page Herald at Basle Airport - April 1984.jpg 1982 1987 Acquired by . Operated Vickers Viscount, Dart Herald[230]
Jersey Air Ferries Vickers Viscount Marmet-1.jpg 1983 1984 Operated Vickers Viscount
Jersey Airlines De Havilland DH-114 Heron 2B, Jersey Airlines AN0728286.jpg JY 1948 1963 Absorbed by British United Island Airways
Jersey Airways DH84 ACMJ 1269.jpg 1933 1945 To British European Airways[231]
Jersey European Airways Jersey European BAe 146-300.jpg BE JEA JERSEY 1979 2000 Renamed to British European
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer.jpg 1982 1987 Operated BN-2 Islander, de Havilland Heron, Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer[232]
Jetstream Express JX JXT VANNIN 2007 2007
jetXtra.com 2012 2017 Virtual airline
2001 2001 Founded by Keith Newnham. Renamed to . Operated Boeing 727-200[233]
JMC Air Boeing 757-2Y0, JMC Air JP5962513.jpg MT JMC TOPJET 2000 2003 Rebranded to Thomas Cook Airlines
K
1946 1950 Took part in the Berlin airlift. Operated Douglas C-47B[234]
1961 1964 Operated Canadair North Star, Cessna 310, de Havilland Dove, De Havilland Dragon Rapide[235]
Keenair Charter 5Q JKF KEENAIR 1968 2002 Renamed to Flykeen Airways. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[236]
1964 1969 Operated Avro Anson, Reid and Sigrist R.S.4 single aircraft built[237]
1971 1972 Operated Douglas DC-3, Vickers Viscount[238]
KLM uk KLM uk BAe 146-300 KvW.jpg UK UKA 1999 2002 Merged with KLM Cityhopper
KNT 1994 1997 Established as in 1982. Fatal crash on 24 May 1995 of scheduled flight Leeds to Aberdeen. Operated Cessna 550 Citation II, Embraer Bandeirante[239][240]
1977 1989 Taken over by . Operated Britten-Norman Trislander, Cessna 404 Titan[241]
L
Laker Airways Boeing 707-138B G-AVZZ Laker LGW 21.06.70.jpg GK LKR LAKER 1965 1982
LKS 1992 1993 Operated BAe Jetstream 31[242]
Lancashire Aircraft Corporation H.P. Halifax VIII G-AKEC LAC Ringway 18.02.50 edited-2.jpg 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[243][244]
N273R Constellation Lanzair CVT 01-10-1976 (22777449107).jpg 1973 1976 Operated Lockheed L-649 Constellation[245]
LeCocq's Airlink 1999 2003 Renamed to Rockhopper Airlines. Operated BN-2 Islander, Trislander[246]
Leisure International Airways G-UKLI B767-39HER Leisure Intl MAN 21MAY97 (6741773285).jpg MV UKL LEISURE 1992 1998 Merged into Air 2000
1964 1966 Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Twin Comanche, BN-2 Islander[247]
Links Air Linksair - British Aerospace BAe-3102 Jetstream 31.jpg LNQ FASTLINK 1983 2016 Operated BAe Jetstream 31[248]
Little Red EI-DEO at Heathrow (8617728112).jpg VS VIR VIRGIN 2013 2015
Lloyd International Airways Bristol 175 307 G-ANCD Lloyd Int STA 09.09.72 edited-2.jpg LW 1961 1972
1946 1947 Founded by . Merged with the South African charter airline . Operated Handley Page Halifax[249]
London City Airways DHC-7 G-BOAY London City Aws LCY 31.10.88 edited-2.jpg II LCY STOL 1986 1990 Founded by British Midland as Eurocity Express and later reabsorbed by British Midland
London European Airways G-BNIH BAC One-Eleven 561 London European Airways MAN JAN88 (13324820123).jpg UQ LON EUROPEAN 1986 1991 Operated for a while as Ryanair Europe.
1934 1934 1934 crash. Operated Airspeed Courier[250]
4J LOV LOVEAIR 1991 2000 Operated BAe Jetstream 31[251]
1936 1936 Operated Short Scion[252]
1958 1959 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[253]
1932 1933 Operated de Havilland Dragon[254]
LYN LYNTON 1987 2003 Founded by Christopher Tennant. Established as in 1985. Operated Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2, BAe 125, Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond[255]
M
Operated HS 748, Douglas C-118[256]
1972 1974 Founded by Roger Byron-Collins. Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3[257][258]
Maersk Air UK G-MSKJ (16478769526).jpg VB MSK BLUESTAR 1993 2003 Renamed to Duo Airways[259]
MGC MAGEC 1982 1999 Merged into . Operated BAe 125, Falcon 900[260]
1959 1960 Founded by Jock Maitland. Renamed to . Operated Aero Ae-45, Percival Prentice, Percival Proctor[261][262]
1960 1961 Operated Aero Ae-45, Vickers Viscount, Vickers VC.1 Viking[263]
Malinair WG MAK MALIN 1985 1987 [264]
1921 1923 Operated Airco DH.6[265]
1948 1949 Merged with to form North West Airlines. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[266]
Manx Air Charters 1947 1953 Renamed to Manx Airlines (1953). Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[267]
Manx Airlines (1953) 1953 1958 Established as Manx Air Charters. Acquired by Silver City Airways[268]
Manx Airlines Manx Airlines BAe 146-200 Aragao-2.jpg JE MNX MANX 1982 2002
Manx Airlines Europe JE MXE EUROMANX 1995 1996 Renamed/merged to British Regional Airlines / British Airways Express[269]
Manx2 Manx2 (FLM Aviation) Dornier 228-202K.jpg NM BPS 2006 2013 Renamed Citywing[270]
MKO 2001 2008 Operated BAe 125, BAe 125 800, Bombardier CRJ200[271][272]
INI 1996 1999 Renamed . Operated Cessna Grand Caravan[273]
Mayflower Air Services 1961 1964 Acquired by British Westpoint Airlines. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[274]
British Aircraft Corporation BAC 1-11 Series 475EZ, McAlpine Aviation JP6071552.jpg MAL 1992
G-AZUK 1 BAC One-Eleven 476 Mediterranean Express MAN OCT87 (13029928254).jpg MEE 1986 1988 Acquired by Trans European Airways. Operated BAC 1-11[275]
1949 1952 Operated Airspeed Consul, de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[276]
G-AOZN DH114 Heron 1 Mercury Airlines LPL 13JUN64 (6812537259).jpg 1957 1964 Established as . Acquired by British Midland. Operated Douglas DC-3, de Havilland Heron[277]
Meredith Air Transport 1952 1954 Became Air Safaris. Operated a single Douglas DC-3
1952 1989 Aerial survey. Went in liquidation. Operated Avro Anson, Miles Aerovan[278]
1952 1989 Operated Cessna Caravan[279]
1972 1974 Operated BAe 125, Agusta-Bell 206[280]
1960 1964 Operated de Havilland Heron, de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Dragonfly[281]
1982 1985 Established as . Operated BN-2 Islander, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Short 330[282]
1964 1966 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Piper Aztec, Piper Tri-Pacer, Piper Colt, Piper Cherokee[283]
1970 1973 Operated Bristol Freighter[284]
Midland & Scottish Air Ferries 1933 1934 Scotland's first airline
MK Airlines MK Airlines Boeing 747-200 Zammit.jpg 7G BGB BRITISH GLOBAL 2006 2010
1949 1950 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[285]
Monarch Airlines G-EOMA 3 A330-243 Monarch PMI 27MAY12 (7281499666).jpg ZB MON MONARCH 1967 2017 Entered administration
Morton Air Services Douglas C-47B G-AMRA Morton LGW 06.68 edited-3.jpg 1945 1967 Absorbed into British United Island Airways
1975 1980 Established as in 1964. Operated de Havilland Dove[286]
Murray Chown Aviation 1949 1953 Acquired by Cambrian Air Services. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Percival Proctor[287]
MyTravel Airways Mytravel.a320.takeoff.arp.750pix.jpg VZ MYT KESTREL 2002 2008 Merged into Thomas Cook Airlines
MyTravelLite Airlines Airbus A320-231, MyTravel Lite JP288614.jpg VZ MYL MY LITE 2002 2005 Reintegrated into its parent airline MyTravel Airways
N
1982 1988 Renamed to . Operated Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Trislander, Embraer Bandeirante, Short 330[288]
1988 1989 Acquired by . Operated Embraer Brasilia, Short 330, Short 360[289]
1945 1951 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[290]
Nexus Airlines 2005 2005
Norfolk Airways 1950 1970 Merged with Anglian Air Charter and Rig Air to form Air Anglia. Operated Piper Aztec[291]
North Eastern Airways 1935 1947 Absorbed into BEA. Operated Airspeed Envoy, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[292]
1919 1936 Established as . Operated Blackburn Segrave, Blackburn Kangaroo[293]
1946 1949 Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Lockheed 12A, Lockheed 14[294]
1949 1957 Formed by the merger of and . Operated Miles Aerovan, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas C-47A[295]
1959 1962 Operated de Havilland Heron[296]
Northair NT 1964 1979 Acquired by Capital Airlines (UK), Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Twin Comanche[297]
Northeast Airlines Vickers Viscount 806 G-APEY Northeast LHR 22.08.71 edited-3.jpg NS NORJET 1970 1976 Merged into British Airways
Northern & Scottish Airways 1934 1937 Merged to Scottish Airways and eventually British European Airways
1947 1948 Operated Airspeed Consul, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[298]
1924 1925 Went into liquidation. Operated Airco DH.9, de Havilland DH.50[299]
Northern Air Transport 1929 1932 Founded by John Leeming. Operated Avro 504[300]
TLR 1991 1994 Operated BN-2 Islander[301]
2004 2009 Operated Beech Super King Air, Piper Seneca, Cessna Golden Eagle[302]
NEX NEATAX 1962 2013 Operated Beech Super King Air, BN-2 Islander, Falcon 900, Learjet 35, Piper Aztec, Piper Twin Comanche[303]
Norwegian Air UK Norwegian Air UK Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner G-CKWC approaching JFK Airport.jpg DI NRS RED NOSE 2015 2021
Novair International Airways Boeing 737-46B, Novair International Airways JP5947866.jpg EN NGK STARJET 1988 1990
O
Olley Air Service DH.104 Dove 1B G-AJBI Olley RWY 09.07.54 edited-2.jpg 1934 1947 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, de Havilland Dove[304]
OpenSkies G-BPEJ OpenSkies (British Airways) (3706934323).jpg EC BOS MISTRAL 2007 2009
1956 1960 Founded by Captain Peter Palmer. Blackbushe Airport based. Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[305][306]
Orion Airways Orion Airways Airbus A300 Aragao.jpg KG ORN ORION 1979 1989 East Midlands Airport based Jet operator
2003 2003 Operated BAe 125[307]
1957 1961 Operated Canadair C-4 Argonaut, Vickers VC.1 Viking[308]
1998 2001 Operated Cessna Citation, Piper Navajo Chieftain[309]
P
Palmair European Palmair Astraeus 737-500.jpg 1999 2010
Palmair Flightline Flightline BAe 146-300; G-BPNT@ZRH;26.01.1996 (5217446682).jpg 1993 1999 Renamed to Palmair European. Operated BAe 146[310]
Paramount Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83), Paramount Airways AN0607447.jpg QJ PAT PARAMOUNT 1987 1989 Entered receivership
Peach Air Peach Air Boeing 737-200 Spijkers.jpg KG KGC GOLDCREST 1997 1998 Merged with Flying Colours Airlines to form JMC Air
1959 1961 Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[311]
1978 1981 Operated Boeing 707[312]
Peregrine Air Services British Aerospace BAe-3101 Jetstream 31, Air Commuter AN0634993.jpg PJ PSS 1969 1990 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech Super King Air, Cessna Titan, Grumman Gulfstream I, Piper Aztec[313]
G-AXFH DH Heron Peters Aviation CVT 04-07-77 (37104542722).jpg NP 1969 1979 Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron, Piper Cherokee[314]
G-PLAJ Jetstream 31 Platinum Air 2000 MAN 12AUG00 (7003895439).jpg 1998 2001 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech Super King Air, Cessna Citation II[315]
PLM PLATINUM EXEC 1999 2001 Operated BAe Jetstream 31[316]
1963 1966 Operated Piper Apache, Piper Twin Comanche, Cessna Skylark[317]
1932 1939 Established as . Renamed to . Operated Westland IV[318]
Prime Airlines Prime Airlines Airbus A300 Aragao.jpg PRM PRIME AIR 2001 2002 Formed by
Princess Air G-PRIN B.Ae 146-200 Princess Air MAN OCT90 (6035193386).jpg 8Q PRN WHISPERJET 1989 1991 Charter airline passenger/freight with two aircraft
1970 1971 Established as . Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron[319]
1990 1994 Renamed to . Operated BAe Jetstream 31[320]
Provincial Airways 1933 1935
Q
2004 2005 Operated BAe Jetstream 31[321]
R
Railway Air Services DH.89 Dragon Rapide G-ACPR Rly AS Ringway 07.38 edited-2.jpg 1933 1947 Nationalised and merged into British European Airways
Redcoat Air Cargo Bristol 175 Britannia 253F, Redcoat Air Cargo AN1287454.jpg RY 1977 1982
G-BEJD HS748 SRS 1 IN EMERALD AIRWAYS REED AVIATION LIVERY DISMANTLED AT LIVERPOOL AIRPORT (OLD TERMINAL) JAN 2013 (8376509243).jpg 1996 2006 Operated HS 748[322]
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[323]
RMN 1974 1999 Operated Beech King Air, Cessna Citation V[324]
Rockhopper Airlines 2003 2006 Renamed Blue Islands
1974 1979 Operated Hughes 369, Partenavia P.68[325]
S
Sabre Airways Boeing 727-276 G-BNNI Sabre RWY 23.07.95 edited-3.jpg JN SBE SABRE 1994 2001 Renamed XL Airways UK
Armstrong Whitworth AW650 Argosy 102, G-APRN, Sagittair.jpg 1969 1972 Operated Beech D18S, AW.660 Argosy[326]
1935 1936 Founded by Ernest Byrne. Acquired [327]
1966 1969 Seasonal services. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[328]
1963 1964 Operated Aero Commander 500[329]
Scimitar Airlines Boeing 707-321C (Scimitar AL) at FRA.jpg JA 1979 1982
ScotAirways Scotairways G-BWIR Dundee airport.jpg CB SAY 1999 2011 Renamed to Suckling Airways
Scottish Airlines Douglas C-47B G-AMJU Scottish Als RWY 11.52 edited-2.jpg 1946 1961 Prestwick based
Scottish Airways DH89A Dragon Rapide G-AGJG (7154203029).jpg 1937 1947 Merged into British European Airways
Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs2A-334, Scottish European Airways AN0199482.jpg WW SEU 1988 1990 Established as in 1984. Operated HS 748
1983 1990 Operated Beech Baron, Dart Herald, Piper Navajo Chieftain[330]
2004 2006 Operated [[[Piper Chieftain]][331]
1975 1975 Went in liquidation. Operated [[[de Havilland Dove]][332]
1992 1998 Operated Piper Seneca[333]
1992 1998 Acquired by . Operated Spartan Cruiser[334]
1958 1960 Renamed to . Operated Bristol Freighter[335]
Silver City Airways Douglas C-47B G-AMYX Silv City RWY 13.02.54 edited-2.jpg SS 1947 1962 Became part of British United Air Ferries
Silverjet Silverjet.b767-200.g-sjet.arp.jpg Y7 SLR SILVERJET 2006 2008 Bankruptcy, business class only
Miles M.65 Gemini 1A G-AKGD Sive RWY 10.49 edited-2.jpg 1946 1951 Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas DC-3, Miles Aerovan, Miles Gemini[336]
1962 1965 Operated de Havilland Dove[337]
Sky-Trek Airlines 5Q STD 1997 2000 Renamed to LyddAir
SDL 2004 2010 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo Chieftain[338]
Skysouth G-STHA-Navajo.jpg SDL 2006 2009
Skyways Coach-Air Limited Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Srs.1-101, G-ARMX, Skyways Coach Air.jpg SX 1956 1971 Renamed Skyways International
Skyways International SY 1971 1972 [339]
Skyways Limited Lockheed L749A G-ANUR Skyways Ringway 11.08.63.jpg 1946 1962 Taken over by Euravia
1962 1964 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide[340]
1946 1951 Founded by Russell Gunton Ltd. Acquired by . Renamed to . Operated Percival Proctor, Austers, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[341]
Douglas DC-3, South Coast Airways JP5981650.jpg GAD 1995 2002 Operated Douglas DC-3
G-ATIG HP Herald 214 South East Air CVT 13-12-87 (30388695205).jpg XX 1987 1988 Operated Dart Herald
South West Aviation UX 1966 1973 [342]
1946 1946 Operated Douglas DC-2[343]
1946 1946 Operated Avro Anson, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[344]
Southern Airways Ltd 1936 1939
G-CSZA V,Viscount Southern International CVT 08-05-79 (19535969201).jpg CS 1974 1983 Operated Vickers Viscount[345]
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-310 Twin Otter, Spacegrand AN0621483.jpg 1979 1985 Amalgamated into Jersey European Airways. Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter[346]
Spartan Air Lines 1933 1935 Merged with United Airways Limited to form British Airways Ltd
Starways G-APZB 1 V.707 Viscount Starways LPL 01JAN64 (5646897331).jpg 1948 1963 Acquired by British Eagle
1966 1967 Operated Douglas C-47B[347]
Streamline Aviation Short 330-200, Streamline Aviation JP6353730.jpg SSW STREAMLINE 1980 2002 Acquired by Emerald Airways. Operated Short 330, Short 360[348]
Suckling Airways Dornier 228-202K, Suckling Airways AN0205272.jpg CB SAY SUCKLING 1984 2013 Integrated into its parent company Loganair
Boeing 737-3Q8, Sunjet (Air Foyle (British Airways)) AN0491327.jpg SUJ SUNJET 2002 2003 Renamed to . Operated Boeing 737-300
Surf Air Europe FLJ 2017 2018 Parent company of the US Surf Air. Operated Embraer Phenom 300[349]
T
Transmeridian Air Cargo Short Belfast at Stansted - 1979.jpg 1978 1980 Renamed to . Operated Short Belfast
Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar, TBG Airways JP14657.jpg 1996 1997 Operated Lockheed Tristar
TEA UK Boeing 737-200 Aragao.jpg EQ TUK 1989 1991 Operated Boeing 727-200
Tempair International Airlines 1972 1976
Thomas Cook Airlines Thomas Cook Airbus A321 (35367258335).jpg MT TCX THOMAS COOK 2003 2019 Entered liquidation
Thomson Airways Thomson Airways, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, G-TUIA (18570987296).jpg BY TOM TOMSON 2008 2016 Renamed TUI Airways
Thomsonfly Thomsonfly Boeing 737-800 Spijkers.jpg BY TOM 2005 2008 Merged with First Choice Airways to form Thomson Airways
HZ 1968 1989 Operated Piper Navajo, Beech Super King Air, Piper Apache, Percival Prentice[350]
1964 1967 Operated Avro Anson[351]
1972 1975 Operated Canadair CL-44[352]
1987 2000 Subsidiary of TNT Express. Operated Airbus A300B4[353]
Tradair Vickers Viscount 707, G-APZC, Tradair.jpg 1957 1962 Taken over by Channel Airways, Southend based, Viking aircraft[87]
Tradewinds Airways Canadair CL-44D-4 G-AWDK Tradewinds LGW 18.05.74 edited-3.jpg IK IKA TRADEWINDS 1967 1990
2004 2009 Operated ATR 42-300F, Cessna Titan, Piper Navajo[354]
Trans European Aviation Lockheed L-049E Constellation, G-AMUP, Trans-European Airways.jpg 1959 1962 Renamed Trans European Airways in 1961
Trans Meridian Flying Services 1962 1979 Renamed to Transmeridian Air Cargo. Operated Canadair CL-44, Douglas DC-6, Douglas DC-7[355]
1948 1951 Operated Vickers VC.1 Viking[356]
Transair Douglas C-47B G-AMVL Transair Ringway 07.02.53 edited-2.jpg 1947 1960 Absorbed into British United Airways (BUA)
G-ATGD B175 Britannia 314 Transglobe Aws PMI 11SEP65 (5666674556).jpg 1959 1968 Operated Bristol Britannia, Canadair CL-44
Transmeridian Air Cargo Canadair CL-44D-4 G-AXUL Tr Meridian STA 16.05.76 edited-2.jpg KK TRANSMERIDIAN 1971 1981 Merged with IAS Cargo Airlines to form British Cargo Airlines
1965 1966 Founded by Lord Trefgarne and Charles Masefield. Renamed to and declared bankruptcy in 1967. Operated Avro Anson[357]
1946 1948 Took part in the Berlin Airlift. Operated Douglas DC-3[358]
1970 1970 Renamed to . Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Heron[359]
1960 1962 Renamed to . Operated de Havilland Dove, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[360]
U
UK International Airlines IH UKI MAGENTA 2005 2007 [361]
1946 1949 Merged with to form [362]
United Airways Limited A.W. Argosy United Airways 1935.jpg 1934 1935 Merged into Allied British Airways
V
Varsity Express 2010 2010
CD ACK 1984 1984 Established as . Operated HS 748[363]
Veritair G-DCPA (31435864470).jpg 1982 2008 Established as . Operated HS 748[364]
G-AWWS Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 200 Vernair LPL 16APR83 (6779362464).jpg VC ATS 1967 1986 Transported racehorses. Operated Short Skyvan[365]
Virgin Atlantic Little Red Virgin Atlantic "Little Red" Airbus A-320 (8641959763).jpg VS VIR VIRGIN 2013 2015 Operated on a wet-lease by Aer Lingus
Virgin Sun Airlines Virgin Sun Airbus A320-214; G-VMED, June 2001 (8297179365).jpg V2 VIR VIRGIN 1998 2001 Sold to Air 2000
W
Waves 2016 2018
1985 1988 Operated Partenavia P.68[366]
1989 1994 Operated Dart Herald[367]
Western Airways SHOVEL 1932 1940 Continued non-airline operations until 1978
Western Airways (Norman Edgar) 1934 1938 Established as . Renamed to Western Airways. Operated de Havilland Puss Moth, de Havilland Dragon[368]
1928 1928 Operated Avro 504[369]
Westminster Airways 1946 1949
1960 1963 Established as in 1960. Renamed to British Westpoint Airlines. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Douglas DC-3[370]
Westward Airways 1971 2009
Whoosh SP-KCN-ATR42-0282.jpg 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.
2006 2006 Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Navajo[371]
1947 1953 Operated Avro Tudor[372]
WLO WILLOWAIR 1992 1996 Acquired by Streamline Aviation. Operated Embraer Bandeirante[373]
1948 1954 Merged into Derby Aviation. Operated Miles Gemini, Miles Hawk Trainer, de Havilland Dragon Rapide[374][375]
1947 1948 Operated Handley Page Halifax[376]
World Airlines World Airlines BAe 146-200A Durand.jpg W2 WRD ECLIPSE 1995 1996
X
XL Airways UK XL767-g-vkng.jpg JN XLA EXPO 2006 2008 Bankruptcy, was Sabre Airways
Y
1972 1982 Subsidiary of . Operated Piper Seneca[377]
1992 1993 Operated Embraer Bandeirante[378]Flights between Southampton, Leeds/Bradford and Edinburgh
Z
Zoom Airlines Limited G-CZNA B767-306ER Zoom UK YVR 26JUN08 (3193173361).jpg ZX UKZ FLYZOOM 2007 2008

See also[]

  • List of airlines of the United Kingdom
  • List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies

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