Proud to fly the nations flag on our tail.

BRITISHJET is the UK's fastest growing airline group, we believe in providing a high quality low cost experience where the customer builds the journey around their needs.

We are the worlds market leading, low cost, intercontinental service provider. Proving that great value, worldwide air travel can be sustainable and profitable without costing you the earth or all of us the planet.

Our main bases are in the UK, our biggest is at London Stansted with a secondary hub at Manchester in the North of England.

Since launching operations in 2012, we have expanded our network & capacity by over 75%, invested millions in renewing our fleet and now offer more connectivity in house than our biggest competitors.

The BRITISHJET group now has a number of subsidiaries and ACMI projects under its umbrella from regional connections in the British Caribbean to Holiday Flights connecting Northern Iceland and a growing Pakistani operation between Islamabad & the UK.

timeline

  • 2012 - Launched as SimplyFLY airlines from Manchester

  • 2012 - Initial fleet of airbus a320/1, boeing 757 & airbus a330

  • 2013 - re-branded as gbair & increased long haul offering, adding more a330

  • 2014 - LAUNCHED NEW BASE & MAIN HUB AT LONDON STANSTED

  • 2014 - Introduced 5 AIRBUS A380 ON LEASE

  • 2015 - FIRS BOEING 787 DREAMLINER INTRODUCED TO REPLACE A330 FLEET

  • 2016 - boeing 737-700 introduced as interim short haul fleet

  • 2017 - first boeing 737-8 introduced

  • 2018 - Re-branded as BRITISHJET

  • 2020 - covid 19 pandemic impacted operations for more than 2 years

  • 2021 - atr 72-500 introduced

  • 2021 - Airbus A380 & boeing 737-700 fleets retired

  • 2022 - RETURN TO NEAR FULL OPERATIONs - 10 year anniversary

  • 2023 - LAUNCHED MANX ACMI SUBSIDARY AND ISLAMABAD AIRWAYS

  • 2023 - DUBAI AIR SHOW, ORDER PLACED FOR A320 NEO, A321 NEO & ATR 72-600

  • 2024 - NEW ATR 72-600 & A320/321 NEO DELIVEREIES BEGIN

  • 2024 - ISLAMABAD AIRWAYS ESTABLISHES OWN AOC IN PAKISTAN

  • 2025 - ISLAMABAD AIRWAYS EXPANDS NETWORK & INTRODUCES A330 NEO

Connectivity

To connect our London Stansted hub with regional & intermediate destinations in Europe & beyond - We operate a fleet of Boeing 737, Airbus A320 family & ATR aircraft.

More than 60 routes from London are now available with regular, well timed services making it easy to connect to our extensive network of destinations.

service

On our intercontinental fleet we offer Economy or Business class cabin options. We have stripped back the Economy Class product to offer only the bare essentials - this way you only pay for the things that matter to you!  This is how we can offer great value for money airfares to amazing destinations. During your flight, Drinks & Snacks can be purchased in Economy Class - & on flights over 8 hours there is even a Complementary hot meal!

from all over the UK to all over the World

We have one of the largest regional & domestic networks, connecting our London Stansted hub with regional airports in England, Scotland & Northern Ireland. We have bucked the trend and continued to expand that network to deliver even more connection possibilities right from your doorstep.

The Group of airlines

BRITISHJET now has several sub brands and ACMI projects under its main operational umbrella. Starting in 2023 with the creation of MANX ACMI, a joint investment - we have been able embark on a number of new ventures. You can find out more information on the individual brands and projects in the section of our website you are currently exploring from the main drop down - (Our Group).

new aircraft

We operate one of the youngest fleets of aircraft in Europe.

To remain efficient and offer our passengers the best experience, we have introduced a total of 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft since 2015 - delivery of the new aircraft commenced in March 2015 and concluded in 2017. These aircraft enabled us to launch new services & replace our Airbus A330 aircraft fleet.

We subsequently replaced our Boeing 757 fleet with the Boeing 737-8 from 2017 and in turn have now commenced an overhaul of our short/mid haul fleet with the arrival of the Airbus A320 neo family since December 2024. This will see the gradual retirment of the Boeing 737 fleet by mid 2026.

We also invested in our regional fleet, introducing the ATR 72-500 from February 2021 to boost connectivity. Starting in 2024, the newer ATR 72-600 series began to arrive with deliveries set to conclude in Spring 2026 - gradually replacing the older 500 series.

This again will cement BRITISHJET as having one of the youngest aircraft fleets in Europe!

Airbus neo & ATR 72-600 order summary

In 2023 we announced a significant order for new aircraft at the Dubai Air Show.

A total of 15 ATR 72-600 will replace the current older 500 series of the type operated by our regional subsidiary LINKS. Deliveries will commence at the end of April 2024. An addtional 5 options also confirmed following the intial order alongside 5 new firm orders brought the total to 25!

From Airbus, a total of 30 Airbus A320 neos have been ordered. The aircraft features 180 seats in a 1 class configuration with an impressive range of 3,500 nautical miles.

In addition, 10 Airbus A321 neo (LR) have been ordered. These long range versions will have a capacity of 8 Business Class seats and 174 Economy Class seats. The A321 neo LR has a range of 4,000 nautical miles and will be ETOPS certified.

The CFM LEAP engine was selected to power the Airbus neo fleet.

Deliveries commemnced in December 2024 and options have since been exercised, bringing the total to 35 Airbus A320 neo and 15 Airbus A321 neo LR

 
 

We will continue to work hard & invest in new technology, as well as new aircraft to reduce our carbon footprint and protect our environment.