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280 FAA-published UK assignments

Showing 280 of 280 official UK assignments.

Official UK aircraft company and telephony assignments
Organisation	Spoken callsign	ICAO designator
2 Excel Aviation Ltd	BROADSWORD	`BRO`
247 Aviation Limited	NIGHTINGALE	`EMC`
247 Jet Ltd	CLOUD RUNNER	`TWF`
Acropolis Aviation Ltd	ACROPOLIS	`CRV`
Ad Aviation Limited	FLIGHTVUE	`VUE`
Advanced Flight Training Ltd	ADVANCED	`ADV`
Aer Lingus (UK) Limited	GREEN FLIGHT	`EUK`
Aero Dynamics	COTSWOLD	`ADL`
Aero Flightops UK Ltd	BLACK JET	`UKA`
Aerobility	ABLE	`DFA`
Aeromega Ltd	OMEGA	`OMG`
Aeros Ltd (T/a Aeros Flight Training)	AEROS	`AOS`
Af-aviation Ltd	AIRFERRY	`AFF`
Air Charter Scotland Ltd	SALTIRE	`EDC`
Air Images	IMAGES	`IMS`
Air Medical Ltd	AIR MED	`MCD`
Air Navigation And Trading Co. Ltd.	AIR NAV	`ANB`
Airtanker Services Ltd	TOWLINE	`TOW`
Airways Aero Associations Ltd T/a Booker Aviation	WYCOMBE	`WYC`
Airways Aviation Academy Ltd	RED KITE	`AWY`
Airways Flight Training	DARTMOOR	`DRM`
Anguilla Air Services Ltd	ANGUILLA	`AXL`
Apollo Air Services Ltd.	SOLWAY	`EDY`
Aravco Ltd.	ARAVCO	`ARV`
Arena Aviation Limited	ARENA	`REN`
Ascend Airways Limited	SYNERGY	`SYG`
Asl Airlines UK	CARGOBLUE	`ABV`
Atlas Helicopters Ltd	TRIDENT	`TDT`
Aurigny Air Services Ltd.	AYLINE	`AUR`
Av8 Helicopters Ltd	KENT HELI	`AVH`
Aviation Beauport Ltd.	BEAUPAIR	`AVB`
BA Cityflyer Ltd	FLYER	`CFE`
BA Euroflyer	GRIFFIN	`EFW`
Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd	RED HEAD	`RHD`
Bac Express Airlines Limited	RAPEX	`RPX`
Bae Systems (Corporate Air Travel) Ltd	FELIX	`MOG`
Bae Systems Marine Ltd.	VICKERS	`VSB`
Bird In A Biplane Ltd	ARTEMIS	`MIS`
Blink Ltd	BLINKAIR	`BKK`
Blu Halkin Ltd	BLUHALKIN	`BHK`
Blue City Aviation Ltd	HIGHFIELD	`HFD`
Blue Islands	BLUE ISLAND	`BCI`
Bluestream Aviation Ltd	TRAFALGAR	`TFG`
Bn Group Limited	VECTIS	`BNG`
Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd	BOND	`BND`
Bonus Aviation	BONUS	`BPT`
Bookajet Ltd	BOOKAJET	`BOO`
Border Air Training	BORDER	`BFT`
Bournemouth Commercial Flight Training Centre	BLACKADDER	`BLD`
Briggs Marine Environmental Services Ltd	BRIGGS	`BME`
Bristol Flight Training Centre Ltd	BRUNEL	`BNF`
Bristow Helicopters Group Ltd.	BRISTOW	`BHL`
British Airways	SPEEDBIRD	`BAW`
British Airways (BA) Ltd	GHERKIN	`BAT`
British Airways Santa	SANTA	`XMS`
British Airways Shuttle	SHUTTLE	`SHT`
British Antarctic Survey	PENGUIN	`BAN`
British Charter	BACKER	`BCR`
British International	BRINTEL	`BIH`
British International Helicopter Services Limited	BRITISH	`BRT`
British Medical Charter	BRITISH MEDICAL	`BMD`
British Midland Regional Ltd	MIDLAND	`BMR`
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd	SKYNEWS	`SKH`
Butane Buzzard Aviation Corporation	BUZZARD	`BZZ`
Bv Airways Inc.	DRAKE	`BVI`
CAA Airworthiness Division	BRABAZON	`BBN`
CAA Directorate Of Airspace Policy (Ifp)	ALLWEATHER	`AWX`
CAA Flight Examiners	EXAM	`EXM`
CAA Flying Unit	MINAIR	`CFU`
CAA Training Standards	STANDARDS	`SDS`
Caicos Express Airways	CAICOS	`CXE`
Cam Air Management Ltd	CAMEO	`CMR`
Capital Air Ambulance Limited	PRESTIGE	`EGL`
Capital Air Services Ltd	WOODSTOCK	`WDK`
Cargologicair Ltd	FIREBIRD	`CLU`
Catreus Aoc Ltd	THUNDER CAT	`VCG`
Cayman Airways Ltd.	CAYMAN	`CAY`
Cega Aviation Limited	CEGA	`CEG`
Cello Aviation Ltd	CELLOJET	`CLJ`
Centreline Av	CLIFTON	`CLF`
CHC Global Operations International	HELIBIRD	`GCY`
Clasair	CALEDONIAN	`CSF`
Classic Flight Training Services Ltd	RAINMAN	`RMN`
Clowes Estates Ltd	CLOWES	`CLD`
Cobham Flight Inspection Ltd	CALIBRATOR	`CLB`
Comed Group	COMEX	`CDE`
Commair Aviation Limited	COMMODORE	`CMH`
Concierge U Limited	CONCIERGE	`JCO`
Corporate Jet Management Ltd	CHECKMARK	`CJM`
Coulson Flying Services T/a Cranfield Flying School	MOCKINGBIRD	`MGB`
Coyne Aviation Limited	COYNE AIR	`COY`
Cranfield Helicopters Ltd	ULTRA	`CHL`
Cranfield University	AERONAUT	`CFD`
Cross Aviation Ltd	CROSSAIR	`CRX`
D.o. Systems Ltd	STAR	`STA`
Dea Aviation Ltd	WHITE KNIGHT	`WKT`
Dhl Air (UK) Limited	WORLD EXPRESS	`DHK`
Direct Flight Ltd	AIRTASK	`DCT`
Donair Flying Club Ltd	DONAIR	`DON`
Dragonfly Aviation Services Limited	CAMBRIAN	`CBM`
Dsp Helicopters	NEVIS	`NIS`
Duchess Of Brittany (Jersey) Ltd	DUCHESS	`DBJ`
Eagle Aviation	GYPSY	`GYP`
Eagle European Ltd	SOLACE	`EEL`
East Midlands Helicopters	COSTOCK	`CTK`
Eastern Airways (UK) Limited	EASTFLIGHT	`EZE`
Easyjet UK Ltd	EASY	`EZY`
Emerald Airlines (UK) Limited	GREENSTONE	`EAG`
Eurocopter UK Ltd	FENESTRON	`FEN`
Eurojet Aviation Ltd	GOJET	`GOJ`
European Cargo Limited	EURO	`URO`
Euroskylink Ltd	CATFISH	`ESX`
Excel Charter Ltd	HELI EXCEL	`XEL`
Execujet (UK) Ltd	LONDON CITY	`LCY`
Executive Aviation Services Ltd	JESTER	`JTR`
Executive Jet Charter Limited	VOLANTE	`EXJ`
Fairoaks Flight Centre	FAIROAKS	`FFC`
Finesse Executive Ltd	FINESSE	`FNS`
Flexjet Operations Ltd	FLEXAIR	`FLJ`
Flight Academy Blackpool	EQUITY	`EQT`
Flight Calibration Services Ltd	FLIGHT CAL	`VOR`
Flybe Limited	JERSEY	`BEE`
Flyteam Aviation Ltd	FLYTEAM	`FTM`
Formula One Management Limited	FORMULA	`FOR`
Foster Yeoman Ltd.	YEOMAN	`JFY`
Fr Aviation Ltd	RUSHTON	`FRA`
G B Helicopters Ltd	KINGDOM	`KNM`
Galair International Limited	GALAIR	`SWF`
Gama Aviation Ltd	GAMA	`GMA`
Gec Marconi Avionics Ltd	FERRANTI	`FFU`
Goodridge (UK) Ltd	RED STAR	`RDR`
Grantex Aviation	LANDMARK	`LMK`
H H Helicopters Ltd	CORINIUM	`HHH`
Hagondale Limited	AIRNET	`POW`
Hamlin Jet Ltd	BIZJET	`HJL`
Hangar 8 Ltd	HANG	`HGR`
Hans Airways	SWARN	`GKS`
Haughey Air Ltd	NORBROOK	`NBR`
Haverfordwest Air Charter Services	POYSTON	`PYN`
Hawker Beechcraft Ltd	NEWPIN	`RCJ`
Hebridean Air Services	HEBRIDEAN	`HBR`
Heli Air Ltd	WHISPER	`HLY`
Heli-charter Ltd	HELI-CHARTER	`HCK`
Heliaviation Limited	CADDY	`CDY`
Helicentre Liverpool Ltd	FUSION	`HLL`
Helicharter Wales Ltd	HELIWALES	`HCS`
Helicopter & Aviation Services Ltd	JOCKEY	`JKY`
Helicopter Services Ltd	TOPCAT	`TOA`
Helidrome Ltd T/a Red Aviation	PASSION	`PSH`
Heritage Aviation Developments Ltd	FLAPJACK	`HED`
Hm Coastguard	COASTGUARD	`SRD`
Hpm Investments Ltd	FLITEWISE	`HWD`
Ias Medical Ltd	MEDOPS	`MDI`
Intercaribbean Airways Ltd.	ISLANDWAYS	`IWY`
Island Aviation And Travel Ltd	ISLE AVIA	`IOM`
Island Aviation Ltd	ISLAND FLYER	`IAV`
Isles Of Scilly Skybus Ltd	SCILLONIA	`IOS`
J C Bamford (Excavators) Ltd.	JAYSEEBEE	`JCB`
J D Aviation	JAY DEE	`JDA`
Janes Aviation Ltd	JANES	`JAN`
Jeppesen UK Ltd	JETPLAN	`JPN`
Jet Exchange	EXCHANGE	`XCH`
Jet2.com Ltd	CHANNEX	`EXS`
Jetfly UK	CRICKET	`JFU`
Jetstream Executive Travel Ltd	VANNIN	`JXT`
Jigsaw Project (Bristow Helicopters Ltd)	JIGSAW	`JSW`
Jmc Airlines Limited	JAYEMMSEE	`JMC`
Jota Aviation Ltd	ENZO	`ENZ`
Jubilee Airways Ltd	DUKE	`DKE`
Kapital Aviation	BALADO	`KPT`
Kudos Aviation	AIR KUDOS	`KUD`
Leading Edge Aviation Ltd.	EDGE	`LDG`
Leonardo UK Ltd	WESTLAND	`WHE`
Linksair Ltd	FASTLINK	`LNQ`
Logan Air Limited	LOGAN	`LOG`
Lomas Helicopters Ltd	LOMAS	`LMS`
London Executive Aviation Ltd	LONEX	`LNX`
London Helicopter Charters Ltd	LONDON EYE	`LHC`
Longtail Aviation Ltd	LONGTAIL	`LGT`
Lydd Air Ltd	LYDDAIR	`LYD`
Maersk Air Cargo UK Ltd	BLUE STAR	`MUK`
Manhattan Air Limited	MANHATTAN	`MHN`
Manx Airlines Ltd.	MANX	`MNX`
Maritime And Coastguard Agency	BRITISH RESCUE	`SRG`
Martyn Fiddler Associates	SEAHORSE	`MFA`
Md Air Ltd	METACHEM	`MTM`
Medical Aviation Services Ltd	MEDIC	`MCL`
Meteorological Research Flight	METMAN	`MET`
Micromatter Technology Solutions Ltd	WIZARD	`WIZ`
Millen Corporation, The	MILLEN	`RJM`
Ministry Of Agriculture Fisheries And Food	WATCHDOG	`WDG`
Monarch Airlines Ltd.	MONARCH	`MON`
Montserrat Airways Ltd (T/a Flymontserrat)	MONTSERRAT	`MNT`
Multiflight Ltd	YORKAIR	`MFT`
Naljets Ltd	APEX	`APX`
National Air Traffic Services Ltd	SHERLOCK	`RFI`
National Grid Co	GRID	`GRD`
Natural Environment Research Council	SCIENCE	`EVM`
Neric Limited	NERICAIR	`NSL`
Netjets Air Transport UK Limited	ARTISAN	`NJU`
Nhv Helicopters Ltd	GOLD	`NHZ`
Norse Atlantic UK Ltd	LONGBOAT	`UBT`
Northamptonshire School Of Flying Ltd	NORTON	`NSF`
Northern Executive Aviation Ltd.	NEATAX	`NEX`
Northumbria Helicopters Limited	NORTHUMBRIA	`NHL`
Oasis Flight Ltd	ORCHID	`OAS`
Olympic Broadcasting Services	OLYCAM	`OBC`
On-track Aviation Ltd	ON TRACK	`OTK`
One Air Limited	HAMPTON	`HGO`
Oryxjet Ltd	ORYSTAR	`OJT`
Oxford Aviation Academy	OXFORD	`OXF`
Pen-avia Ltd	PENDLEY	`PDY`
Pennine Helicopters Ltd	PENNINE	`PHG`
Phoenix Helicopter Academy	BLACK PHOENIX	`BPH`
Plm Dollar Group Limited	OSPREY	`PDG`
Plymouth School Of Flying Ltd	LIZARD	`PSF`
Polestar Aviation	POLESTAR	`PSR`
Police Aviation Services	SPECIAL	`PLC`
Polo Aviation Ltd	CHUKKA	`CUK`
Pool Aviation	POOLEX	`PLX`
Premiair Aviation Services Ltd	PREMIERE	`PGL`
Propstar Aviation Ltd	PROPSTAR	`PPR`
Raven Air Ltd.	RAVEN	`RVR`
Redhill Aviation Ltd	REDAIR	`RHC`
Regency Jet	LITTLE JET	`LJC`
Relief Transport Services Ltd.	RELIEF	`RTS`
Rollright Aviation Ltd	ROLLRIGHT	`RRZ`
Rolls Royce Ltd. (Bristol Engine Division)	ROLLS	`BTU`
RVL Aviation Ltd	ENDURANCE	`REV`
Ryanair UK Limited	BLUE MAX	`RUK`
Samson Aviation Ltd	SAMSON	`SHL`
Sark International Airways	SARK	`JIM`
Saxon Air	SAXONAIR	`SXN`
Scottish Airways Flyers Ltd	SKYWORK	`SKO`
Sentra Airways	MANTIS	`SER`
Servisair Ltd.	SERVISAIR	`SGH`
Severn Aviation Ltd	GLADIATOR	`GDA`
Shell Aircraft Ltd.	PECTEN	`PEX`
Shoprite Group Ltd	SHOP AIR	`SHG`
Signchoose Ltd T/a Helicentre Coventry	HELICENTRE	`COV`
Skyblue Aviation Ltd	RIPPLE	`SBV`
Skydrift Ltd	SKYDRIFT	`SDL`
Skyhook Helicopters	SKYHOOK	`OOK`
Skyking Ltd	SKYKING	`SKI`
Sloane Helicopters	SLOANE	`SLN`
Solent Flight Limited	SAINTS	`SFU`
South Coast Aviation (Bournemouth) Ltd	SOUTHCOAST	`GAD`
Sovereign Business Jets Ltd	REDHAWK	`RHK`
Specsavers Aviation Ltd	SPECSAVERS	`SSZ`
Spectrum Aviation	SPECTRUM	`SPJ`
Spectrum Aviation Incorporated	AIR TONY	`LSP`
Stapleford Flight Centre	STAPLEFORD	`STL`
Starspeed Ltd	STARSPEED	`SSP`
Stobart Air Services UK Limited	LIVERBIRD	`VVD`
Tag Aviation UK Ltd	SOVEREIGN	`VIP`
Tayside Aviation Ltd	TAYSIDE	`TFY`
Tg Aviation Ltd	THANET	`TGC`
Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd	THOMAS COOK	`TCX`
Tiger Helicopters Ltd	TIGRIS	`TIG`
Titan Airways Ltd	ZAP	`AWC`
Transcorp Airways	TRANSCORP	`TCP`
TUI Airways Limited	TOMJET	`TOM`
UK Hems	HELIMED	`HLE`
UK Home Office	POLICE	`UKP`
UK Royal/vip Flights (In Civil Chartered Aircraft)	SPARROWHAWK	`KRH`
Uni-fly Heliworx Limited	RAGNAR	`UFX`
Vi Air Link	TURTLE DOVE	`VIL`
Virgin Atlantic	VIRGIN	`VIR`
Volare Aviation (Guernsey) Ltd.	VOLARE	`VLZ`
Voluxis	VOLUXIS	`VXS`
Vvb Aviation Charter Services Ltd	VEE-TRANS	`VVB`
Wessex Aviation Limited (Trading As Air Alderney Limited)	PUFFIN	`PUF`
West Atlantic UK Limited	NEPTUNE	`NPT`
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd	GRAND PRIX	`WGP`
Wingglider Limited Gbr.ato.0216	SHERRY	`FIS`
Wizz Air UK Ltd.	WIZZ GO	`WUK`
Woodgate Aviation (Ni) Ltd.	CAUSEWAY	`CWY`
Xclusive Jet Charter Ltd	EXCLUSIVE JET	`XJC`
Zenith Aviation Ltd	ZENSTAR	`BZE`
Zephyr Aviation Ltd	CHALGROVE	`MBG`

Designators, spoken callsigns and registrations

A registration, an ICAO operator designator and a spoken telephony name are not interchangeable. Knowing which one you are hearing makes airband listening much easier.

ICAO designator

A three-letter operator identifier such as BAW appears in flight-plan and air-traffic systems. It is normally followed by a flight identification.

Spoken telephony

The matching radio name may sound completely different. BAW is spoken as SPEEDBIRD; EZY is spoken as EASY.

Aircraft registration

Many general-aviation aircraft call using their registration instead of an operator callsign. UK registrations commonly begin with the nationality mark G.

Sources: FAA Order JO 7340.2 and Wikidata CC0. All UK assignments opens the complete retained civil view from the official FAA table. Cross-checked shows pairs found in both sources; Historical contains reviewed records with dissolution dates. This is not live flight or navigation information.

Continue exploring:UK airport frequency map Military callsign reference

Common questions

Civil aircraft callsigns, explained.

What is a civil aircraft callsign?

It is the identity used during radio communication. An airline flight commonly uses a spoken operator designator followed by a flight identification, while many private aircraft use their registration.

Why is BAW spoken as Speedbird?

BAW is British Airways' ICAO three-letter designator for flight data. SPEEDBIRD is its published telephony designator, so a flight identifier such as BAW123 may be heard on radio as SPEEDBIRD 123.

Can I enter a flight ID from the tracker?

Yes. If it starts with a published three-letter ICAO operator designator, the lookup separates the prefix from the flight number. For example, BAW123 matches BAW and shows SPEEDBIRD 123. Registrations and other identities may not have an operator callsign match.

Is an IATA code the same as a radio callsign?

No. Two-character IATA codes are mainly used in commercial passenger systems. This lookup focuses on ICAO three-letter designators and their spoken telephony designators.

Can a former operator still appear?

Yes. Use the Historical view for manually reviewed Wikidata CC0 records with a published dissolution date. The All UK assignments view can retain a published assignment after an organisation changes or stops operating, so it is not presented as a live activity or status list.

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