64% Micro
25% Small
6% Mid
4% Large
2% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 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
3,137
Annual Sales
£45bn +
Employees
116,255
Economic Contribution
£14bn
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Location of Airlines Companies
Airlines Companies by Size
Largest Airlines Companies
Turnover
British Airways Plc
£14.3bn
Jet2.com Limited
£5bn
Heathrow Airport Limited
£2.8bn
Airlines Companies by Age
27% Established
27% Young
23% Mature
23% Startup
0% New
Oldest Airlines Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Airlines Companies
37% Declining
20% Rapid
19% Healthy
14% High
10% Low
Fastest Growing Airlines Companies
3yr CAGR
Airlines Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Airlines Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Airlines Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Airlines Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
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 3,137 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £45 billion .
The Industry employs around 116,254 people and contributes £14 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Airlines companies is London with 965 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 36.
The largest Airlines company is British Airways Plc with a turnover of £14.3bn. 64% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 6% Mid companies.
23% of the Airlines Industry is made up of 23% Startup but the majority are Established businesses (27%) 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 Flightworx Aviation Limited (76%), Fedex Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage (Uk) Limited (68%) and Maltacourt Limited (65%).
The UK Airlines Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.31x, Turnover multiple of 2.50x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.92x.
