Division 51 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 1 code, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
Air transport is a small division with a clear edge to it. It is for companies that carry passengers or freight by air. The code seen most on the UK register is 51210, freight air transport. It covers cargo airlines, charter operators and firms flying goods under their own air operator certificate. Passenger carriage, scheduled or charter, has separate codes in the division. The test is simple: do you operate the aircraft? Brokers, handlers and travel firms that arrange flights without flying them sit elsewhere. That keeps this division genuinely airline-shaped.
Selling here is niche and high value. Aviation insurers and their brokers want these relationships. So do aircraft finance and leasing specialists, MRO providers, fuel suppliers and ground handling companies. The pool is small enough to cover completely. Recruiters placing pilots, engineers and operations staff use the same codes. A new company in division 51 usually comes before regulatory approvals and buying an aircraft. That phase is expensive and full of advice. Early contact matters far more than volume in this market.
Usually not. Code 51210 is for transporting freight by air, so it only fits drone firms that actually carry cargo. Aerial photography and filming companies normally register 74202. Drone survey and inspection work sits better under engineering or other professional codes. SIC codes are self-selected and unchecked. Even so, an airline code on a photography drone business will confuse insurers and banks.
No. Division 51 is for the carriers themselves. Agents, brokers and general sales agents sell air cargo capacity on other operators' aircraft. They register in division 52, usually under 52290. A company that holds an air operator certificate and runs a brokerage arm can list codes from both divisions. Companies House permits up to four.
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