Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of airline companies in Europe holds companies in 47 of its countries.
List of Airline Companies in Europe
Airline companies fly passengers and cargo on scheduled, charter and low-cost routes. We list 24,980 airline companies in Europe, most of them in Ukraine (18%) and the UK (14%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
24,980 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies24,980
Countries47
Largest countryUkraine
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email13%
Phone31%
Website19%
CEO name84%
Live sample of airline companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 24,980 airline companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Airlines, INC. | Unitedkingdom | Colham Green | 1 World Business Centre Heathrow | London | TW6 2FA | N/A | 1994 | $59,070,000,000 | 113,200 | Foreign company | 437 | FC012875 |
| 2 | Kuwait Airways Company | Unitedkingdom | West Drayton | 1 Heathrow Boulevard | London | UB7 0DQ | *****.com | 1965 | $1,332,922,268 | 41,252 | Foreign company | 2249 | FC005764 |
| 3 | British Airways PLC | Cyprus | Larnaka | West Wing, Office No. 10.033.002, Larnaca International Airport | Larnaka | 6650 | N/A | 1984 | $16,154,348,286 | 39,762 | Foreign company | 218 | AE416 |
| 4 | Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft | Unitedkingdom | Colham Green | World Business Centre | London | TW6 2FA | N/A | 1955 | $16,830,292,266 | 35,517 | Foreign company | 708 | FC004494 |
| 5 | Aeroflot, PAO | Russia | Moskva | 1 Ul. Arbat | Moskva | 119019 | N/A | 1994 | $9,679,146,022 | 33,300 | Corporation | 225 | 29063984 |
| 6 | K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines | Unitedkingdom | Cranford | Plesman House | London | TW14 9RL | *****.com | 1935 | $13,410,258,948 | 30,464 | Foreign company | 385 | FC003283 |
| 7 | Ryanair Designated Activity Company | Ireland | Swords | Ryanair Dublin Office | Dublin | K67 NY94 | *****.com | 1984 | $74,248,818 | 27,076 | Corporation | 34 | 104547 |
| 8 | Vb Vostok, OOO | Russia | Zelenodolsk | N/A | Tatarstan Respublika | 422527 | N/A | 2019 | $201,280,444 | 20,394 | Corporation | 100 | 67776253 |
| 9 | Eva Airways CORPORATION | Unitedkingdom | Hampstead | Evergreen House | London | NW1 2DT | *****.com | 1993 | $7,044,719,063 | 18,267 | Foreign company | 76 | FC016915 |
| 10 | Easyjet Airline Company LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Luton | Hangar 89 London Luton Airport | Luton | LU2 9PF | *****.com | 1995 | $13,413,783,729 | 15,903 | Corporation | 40 | 03034606 |
| 11 | Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. | Netherlands | Amstelveen | Amsterdamseweg 53 | Noord-holland | 1182 GP | *****.com | 1919 | 0 | 15,846 | Corporation | 385 | 000013977873 |
| 12 | Societe Air France | France | Tremblay-en-france | 6 Rue de Madrid | Seine-saint-denis | 93290 | N/A | 2012 | 0 | 10,000 | 385 | 42049517801483 | |
| 13 | Iberia Lineas Aereas De España Sociedad Anonima Operadora | Spain | Madrid | Calle Martinez Villergas 49 | Madrid | 28027 | *****.com | 2009 | $8,396,723,232 | 9,985 | Corporation | 1863 | A85850394 |
| 14 | Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A. | Portugal | Lisboa | Rua C Do Aeroporto de Lisboa, Edifício 25 | Lisboa | 1700-008 | *****.pt | 1945 | $4,969,194,027 | 8,323 | Corporation | 1699 | 500278725 |
| 15 | Swiss International Air Lines AG | Switzerland | Kloten | Obstgartenstrasse 25 | Zürich | 8302 | *****.ch | 1975 | $5,985,565,600 | 7,916 | Corporation | 708 | CHE-105.918.070 |
| 16 | Vb Aleksin, OOO | Russia | Aleksin | D. 15 Pom. 1, Ul. Metallistov | Tul'Skaya Oblast' | 301365 | N/A | 2021 | $235,112,535 | 7,682 | Corporation | 100 | 53001169 |
| 17 | Aviakompaniya Rossiya, AO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 18/4 Ul. Pilotov | Sankt-peterburg | 196210 | N/A | 1934 | $2,566,761,684 | 6,939 | Corporation | 225 | 01128564 |
| 18 | Sri Lankan Airlines LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Colham Green | 1 Stanstead Road | London | TW6 3XY | N/A | 1979 | $1,025,366,630 | 6,071 | Foreign company | 560 | FC010124 |
| 19 | Qantas Airways LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | West Kensington | Suite 3a the Ark | London | W6 8BJ | *****.au | 1934 | $15,459,769,089 | 6,000 | Foreign company | 170 | FC004096 |
| 20 | Finnair OYJ | Unitedkingdom | Finsbury | 1 Old Street Yard | London | EC1Y 8AF | *****.com | 1972 | $3,224,130,390 | 5,535 | Foreign company | 4089 | FC007312 |
| 21 | Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. | Netherlands | Hoofddorp | Havenmeesterweg 1 | Noord-holland | 1118 CB | *****.com | 1919 | 0 | 5,500 | Corporation | 385 | 000056074778 |
| 22 | Malta Air LIMITED | Malta | Pieta | 191 Level 3, Triq Marina | N/A | PTA9041 | N/A | 2019 | $1,012,399,784 | 5,397 | Corporation | 8 | C 91172 |
| 23 | Condor Flugdienst Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung | Germany | Frankfurt am Main | Edmund-rumpler-str. 3 | Frankfurt am Main, Stadt | 60549 | *****.com | 1955 | $2,586,729,325 | 5,178 | Corporation | 9 | 64283B83385 |
| 24 | Austrian Airlines AG | Austria | Schwechat | Office Park 2 | Niederösterreich | 1300 | *****.com | 1957 | $2,643,453,657 | 5,147 | Corporation | 39 | FN111000k |
| 25 | Air Mauritius LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Brentford | Profile West | London | TW8 9ES | *****.com | 1967 | $650,642,180 | 5,001 | Foreign company | 19 | FC009510 |
Showing 25 of 24,980 companies
Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most airline companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Airline companies per country, 47 countries
- 1Ukraine4,611 (18%)
- 2The UK3,384 (14%)
- 3Poland2,930 (12%)
- 4Russia2,140 (9%)
- 5France1,773 (7%)
- 6Germany1,146 (5%)
- 7Belgium999 (4%)
- 8Spain872 (3%)
- 9Italy794 (3%)
- 10Romania750 (3%)
- 11Belarus686 (3%)
- 12Norway526 (2%)
- 13The Netherlands518 (2%)
- 14Switzerland411 (2%)
- 15Sweden406 (2%)
Ukraine and the UK together hold 32% of the airline companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 32 countries hold 3,034 more.
Largest airline companies in Europe
The biggest airline companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in Ukraine, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Aeroflot, PAO is the largest airline company in Europe by headcount. 1,090 airline companies employ 50 people or more; 669 employ 100 or more.
1,480 airline companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,081 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Ukraine has the most airline companies in Europe: 4,611, or 18% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
767 airline companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
26 airline companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most airline companies in Europe are very small: 80% have 1 to 4 employees, and 62% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 18,623 | 80% | |
| 5-9 | 2,009 | 9% | |
| 10-19 | 875 | 4% | |
| 20-49 | 757 | 3% | |
| 50-99 | 421 | 2% | |
| 100-199 | 291 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 186 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 192 | 1% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 7,982 | 36% | |
| $100K-$500K | 5,833 | 26% | |
| $500K-$1M | 4,461 | 20% | |
| $1M-$5M | 2,391 | 11% | |
| $5M-$10M | 399 | 2% | |
| $10M-$50M | 667 | 3% | |
| $50M+ | 414 | 2% |
How many airline companies started this year?
This year 767 new airline companies registered in Europe, after 1,607 last year.
Founded per year
- 9492022
- 1,1672023
- 1,1422024
- 1,6072025
- 7672026 so far
Legal forms of airline companies in Europe
61% of the airline companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations15,327
- Sole traders5,103
- Foreign companies1,334
- Cooperatives425
- Partnerships312
- Non-profit76
- Other or unknown2,403
Which airline companies are part of a group?
3,998 of the 24,980 airline companies in Europe (16%) are part of a chain or group: 1,594 head offices or parent companies and 2,404 branches. The other 20,982 (84%) trade from a single location. All 36 of the 36 largest airline companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 20,982 | 84% | |
| Head office | 1,594 | 6% | |
| Branch | 2,404 | 10% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Vietnam Airlines Joint Stock Company23,956 in group
- 2Air India Denmark Filial Af Air India Limited, India6,701 in group
- 3Finnair Oyj4,089 in group
- 4Iberia Lineas Aereas De España Sociedad Anonima Operadora1,863 in group
- 5Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, S.A.1,699 in group
The groups are counted from the 36 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 24,980; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do airline companies do?
Airline companies operate passenger and cargo aircraft on scheduled and charter routes, from network carriers with long-haul fleets to low-cost and regional airlines. Their customers are leisure and business travellers, tour operators and shippers of air freight, and airlines licensed in the European Union may fly any route between member states.
Our data comes from the business registers of 47 European countries, where airline companies are classified under SIC codes 4512 (air transportation, scheduled) and 4522 (air transportation, nonscheduled). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 24,980 of them (100%) sit in classes 51.10 (passenger air transport) and 51.21 (freight air transport), part of division 51 (air transport).
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Our data holds 24,980 airline companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
Ukraine, with 4,611 airline companies or 18% of the total, followed by the UK (3,384) and Poland (2,930).
Most airline companies in Europe are very small: 80% have 1 to 4 employees, and 62% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Aeroflot, PAO in Moskva with 33,300 employees.
This year 767 new airline companies registered in Europe, after 1,607 last year.
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