We’ve listed here some of the big players in the industry with links to their career sites.
Heathrow Airpor t
Holdings
• Operates London Heathrow Airport
• £2.5 billion company with
13,000 staff
• Over 200,000 fly in and out daily
• Runs its own training academy
• Over 76,000 people work at
the airport
MAG Plc
• Manchester Airport Group runs
Manchester, East Midlands,
Bournemouth and Stansted Airports
• £400 million turnover with 36,000 staff
• 54,0000 fly in and out daily at
Stansted
• 52,000 at Manchester
British Airways
• UK airline company based at
Heathrow and Gatwick
• £11 billion company with 40,000 staff
• Contact centre in Newcastle
and Manchester
• Careers cabin in crew, ground staff,
head office
Gate Group Plc
• Provides services to the travel industry,
including catering, hospitality,
provisioning and logistics
• Employs 27,000 people across a
range of services in 32 countries
• £1.4 billion company
Easyjet
• UK low cost airline based at
Luton Airport
• £4.5 billion turnover with 9000 staff
• Careers in cabin crew, engineering
and office team
Swisspor t
• Swiss Company with 50,000
staff globally
• Contracts across UK airports
• Provides ground handling services
Job Sites
www.aviationjobsearch.com www.airportcareer.co.uk www.careers.thomascook.com www.emiratesgroupcareers.com www.corporate.ryanair.com/careers www.britishairways.com/careersCheck out
www.balpa.org www.caacareers.comIndustry News
www.flyingmag.com www.aviation-news.co.uk www.aviationweek.com www.airlinerworld.com www.flightglobal.comGatwick Airpor t
• Owned by GIP Group
• £500 million with 2500 employees
• Additional 18,000 employed at
the airport
• Over 100,000 people fly in and
out daily
Virgin Atlantic
• £2.9 billion turnover
• Longhaul carrier with 9000 staff
• Main offices in Crawley
Edinburgh Airpor t
• Over 27,000 people fly in and
out daily
• Employs 5000 people with 500
directly employed
• Turnover of £100 million owned
by GIP Group
Servair
• Provides ramp, cleaning, catering
and handling at airports
• 9000 staff in 100 location
• £500 million turnover company
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