Passenger airlines
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
1060
Active companies
710
Formed in latest 12 months
66
Median active-company age
7.5 years
Revenue known
15
Importers
50
Exporters
36
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,060 |
| Active companies | 710 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 66 |
| Importers | 50 |
| Exporters | 36 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 15 known, 695 unknown (2.1%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 9 | 14 |
| 2025-12 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 5 | 20 |
| 2026-03 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 5 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 710 |
| Dissolved | 340 |
| Liquidation | 8 |
| In Administration | 2 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 82 |
| Inner London - East | 61 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 59 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 54 |
| West Midlands | 39 |
| Greater Manchester | 33 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 24 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 21 |
| Essex | 20 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 20 |
Geography coverage: 706 known, 4 unknown (99.4%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 325 |
| 1m-15m | 56 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 56 |
Revenue-range coverage: 441 known, 269 unknown (62.1%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 187 |
| Small | 171 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 57 |
| Holding | 9 |
| Dormant | 162 |
Company-size coverage: 587 known, 123 unknown (82.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 120 |
| 1–9 | 238 |
| 10–49 | 5 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 366 known, 344 unknown (51.5%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 65 |
| 1–3 years | 116 |
| 3–5 years | 79 |
| 5–10 years | 158 |
| 10–20 years | 147 |
| 20+ years | 145 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 710 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 710 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 16 |
| Exporter only | 2 |
| Both | 34 |
| Neither | 658 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 38 | £39,711,746,953 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 34 | £33,917,442,153 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 34 | £6,069,648,991 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 26 | £10,377,467,211 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 24 | £2,992,409,478 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 23 | £3,624,217,405 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 21 | £2,526,610,942 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 20 | £3,984,435,934 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 20 | £969,419,778 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 18 | £1,145,362,017 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 24 | £10,758,057,631 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 23 | £5,046,927,164 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 22 | £30,705,432,130 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 22 | £11,040,512,867 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 16 | £1,237,173,082 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 15 | £979,552,739 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 13 | £252,253,365 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £1,225,506,790 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 11 | £83,196,226 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 10 | £114,321,747 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 28 | 554 | 156 | 78.0% |
| Holding company | 1 | 554 | 156 | 78.0% |
| Solo founder | 342 | 554 | 156 | 78.0% |
| Ecommerce | 7 | 32 | 678 | 4.5% |
| Website | 42 | 44 | 666 | 6.2% |
| 35 | 44 | 666 | 6.2% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Rvl Aviation Limited | £13,770,610 |
| Norse Atlantic Uk Ltd | £8,051,251 |
| Worldwide Energy Logistics Limited | £5,409,241 |
| Aer Lingus (u.k.) Limited | £4,971,155 |
| Isles Of Scilly Skybus Limited | £3,819,215 |
| The Falmouth Pilot Cutter Cic | £153,429 |
| Norwegian Support Office Uk Ltd. | £115,745 |
| High Road Ventures Ltd | £102,613 |
| Andrew Creelman Services Ltd | £63,462 |
| Brightstair Ltd | £10,940 |
Revenue coverage: 15 known, 695 unknown (2.1%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Road freight | 75,843 |
| Freight forwarding | 24,315 |
| Taxi services | 21,421 |
| Courier services | 16,505 |
| Misc. land transport | 10,643 |
| Land freight storage | 9,534 |
| Removal services | 8,278 |
| Other land support n.e.c. | 4,539 |
| Marine cargo transport | 3,697 |
| Land cargo handling | 3,014 |
| National post | 2,886 |
| Cargo airlines | 2,678 |
| Charter airlines | 1,824 |
| Air support services | 1,705 |
| Air cargo handling | 1,496 |
| Water support services | 1,365 |
| City land transport | 1,276 |
| Water cargo handling | 1,181 |
| Marine passenger transport | 1,147 |
| Intercity rail | 812 |
| Other | 3,783 |
SIC classification
SIC 51101 — Scheduled passenger air transport
Includes
transport of passengers by air over regular routes and on regular schedules, renting of air-transport equipment with operator for the purpose of scheduled passenger transportation
Excludes
renting of air transport equipment without operator, see ##77.35