INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Airlines Industry

UK Airlines Industry Information

The air transportation industry includes the transport of passengers or freight by air or via space using services such as scheduled & chartered passenger air transport, air freight, satellite launches and spacecraft.

Active Businesses

3,230

Annual Sales

£48bn +

Employees

125,503

Economic Contribution 

£16bn

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Location of Airlines Companies

Airlines Companies by Size

63% Micro

26% Small

6% Mid

4% Large

2% Mega

Airlines Companies by Age

26% Young

25% Established

25% Startup

22% Mature

2% New

Fastest Growing Airlines Companies

34% Declining

22% Rapid

20% Healthy

14% High

10% Low

Airlines Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Airlines Industry Valuation

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Airlines Industry Valuation

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Airlines Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Air transport Industry Insights

There are 3,230 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £48 billion .

The Industry employs around 125,502 people and contributes £16 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Airlines companies is London with 1,019 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 36.

The largest Airlines company is British Airways Plc with a turnover of £14.3bn. 63% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 6% Mid companies.

22% of the Airlines Industry is made up of 22% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (26%) the oldest company is Isles Of Scilly Steamship Company Limited founded in 1920.

Airlines industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Ryanair Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 192%. Other fast growing companies include Jet2.com Limited (151%), Leeds Bradford Airport Limited (117%) and Birmingham Airport Limited (97%).

The UK Airlines Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.58x, Turnover multiple of 2.46x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.40x.