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Armed Forces - Royal Auxiliary Air Force Listings and British Airline Fleets

RAF SQUADRON LISTINGS

 

ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

(Including British Airline Fleets)

3 Sqn RAF Henlow Tactical Provost Wing
501 Sqn RAF Brize Norton Operations Support Squadron
504 Sqn RAF Cottesmore Operations Support Squadron
600 Sqn RAF Northolt Headquarters Augmentation Unit
603 Sqn Edinburgh Operations Support Squadron
606 Sqn RAF Benson Helicopter Support Squadron
609 Sqn RAF Leeming Operations Support Squadron
612 Sqn RAF Leuchars Air Transportable Surgical Squadron
2503 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Waddington RAuxAF Regt Field Squadron
2620 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Marham RAuxAF Operations Support Squadron
2622 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Lossiemouth RAuxAF Regt Field Squadron
2623 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Honington RAuxAF Regt Force Protection Squadron
2625 Sqn RAF Regt RAF St Mawgan RAuxAF Regt Field Squadron
2624 Sqn RAF Regt RAF Brize Norton RAuxAF Operations Support Squadron
4624 Sqn  RAF Brize Norton RAuxAF Movements Squadron
4626 Sqn RAF Lyneham RAuxAF Aeromedical Evacuation Unit
7006 Sqn RAF Waddington Intelligence Squadron
7010 Sqn RAF Waddington Photographic Interpretation Squadron
7630 Sqn RAF Waddington Intelligence Squadron
7644 Sqn RAF High Wycombe Media Operations Squadron
Mobile Met Unit RAF Benson RAFVR Meteorological Services
1359 Flight RAF Lyneham Hercules Reserve Aircrew
 

British Airline Fleets

In an emergency, the UK Government has the power to enlist the assistance of the United Kingdom's civil airline and aircraft charter fleets. In total, there are over 50 registered airlines and aircraft charter companies operating over 930 fixed-wing passenger and transport aircraft and over 400 helicopters.

The largest of the British-registered airlines is British Airways operating about 250 aircraft, carrying on average about 35 million passengers per year. Other major British airlines include Virgin Atlantic with 30 aircraft, Britair with 41 aircraft, the discount airline Easyjet with 112 aircraft.

Bristow Helicopters - UK subsidiary of Offshore Logistics is the largest helicopter charter operator with a fleet of some 300 helicopters. British companies employ some 10,000 trained pilots active in commercial operations in the UK.