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Best Payers in Air Travel 2025

15 January 2026•By Alastair Campbell, Founder•News

Top 50 Best Payers in Air Travel 2025

This list identifies the top 50 companies in the air travel sector with the best payment practices, according to their payment scores. No company in the sector scored 100/100. The range spans from a high of 96.1/100 to a low of 20.3/100.

  1. HARRODS AVIATION LIMITED (London) - 96.1/100
  2. MARTIN-BAKER AIRCRAFT COMPANY LIMITED (South East) - 93.37/100
  3. HEATHROW AIRPORT LIMITED (London) - 90/100
  4. JET2.COM LIMITED (Yorkshire and The Humber) - 89.4/100
  5. AEROTRON LIMITED (South East) - 88.8/100
  6. LOCKHEED MARTIN UK LIMITED (South East) - 88.7/100
  7. BOEING COMMERCIAL AVIATION SERVICES EUROPE LIMITED (London) - 87.9/100
  8. EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED (East Midlands) - 87.5/100
  9. STANSTED AIRPORT LIMITED (East of England) - 85.6/100
  10. C. WALTON LIMITED (Yorkshire and The Humber) - 85.4/100
  11. AIRBUS HELICOPTERS UK LIMITED (South East) - 84.9/100
  12. BAE SYSTEMS PLC (London) - 83.9/100
  13. QINETIQ LIMITED (South East) - 83.2/100
  14. AVIOS GROUP (AGL) LIMITED (London) - 82.7/100
  15. NORTHROP GRUMMAN UK LIMITED (London) - 82.6/100
  16. BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMITED (South East) - 82.1/100
  17. ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED (South East) - 81.8/100
  18. COBALT GROUND SOLUTIONS LIMITED (London) - 79.1/100
  19. SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS SERVICES UK LTD (South West) - 78.4/100
  20. BABCOCK MISSION CRITICAL SERVICES ONSHORE LIMITED (London) - 77.4/100
  21. EDINBURGH AIRPORT LIMITED (Scotland) - 74.4/100
  22. BOEING UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED (London) - 72.6/100
  23. A J WALTER AVIATION LIMITED (South East) - 70.3/100
  24. BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LIMITED (West Midlands) - 68.73/100
  25. LEEDS BRADFORD AIRPORT LIMITED (Yorkshire and The Humber) - 68.7/100
  26. BABCOCK AEROSPACE LIMITED (London) - 68.3/100
  27. NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED (North East) - 68/100
  28. SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES UK LIMITED (South East) - 68/100
  29. GAMA AVIATION (ENGINEERING) LIMITED (South East) - 67.9/100
  30. LEONARDO UK LTD (London) - 66.3/100
  31. HQW AEROSPACE (UK) LIMITED (South West) - 65.8/100
  32. JET2 PLC (Yorkshire and The Humber) - 64.46/100
  33. MARSHALL OF CAMBRIDGE AEROSPACE LIMITED (East of England) - 63.7/100
  34. HOLMAN FENWICK WILLAN LLP (London) - 63.65/100
  35. GAMA AVIATION (UK) LIMITED (South East) - 60.1/100
  36. MBDA UK LIMITED (East of England) - 58.8/100
  37. SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS UK LTD (South West) - 55.4/100
  38. SWISSPORT GB LIMITED (North West) - 51.9/100
  39. INFLITE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED (East of England) - 50.4/100
  40. BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED (Northern Ireland) - 49.9/100
  41. KLM UK ENGINEERING LIMITED (East of England) - 49.3/100
  42. SAFRAN NACELLES LIMITED (North West) - 48.4/100
  43. IRVINGQ LIMITED (Wales) - 42.73/100
  44. VECTOR AEROSPACE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (South East) - 42.1/100
  45. ROLLS-ROYCE PLC (London) - 38/100
  46. AERO FABRICATIONS LIMITED (East Midlands) - 36.6/100
  47. AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED (South West) - 33/100
  48. SAFRAN SEATS GB LIMITED (Wales) - 28.8/100
  49. SHORT BROTHERS PLC (Northern Ireland) - 22.4/100
  50. GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED (West Midlands) - 20.3/100

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