The UK’s Insolvency and Companies Court ordered the compulsory liquidation of Global Airlines Ltd on 4 November 2026, following a creditor petition filed in May. The winding-up notice was published in The Gazette on 12 November.
Founded by James Asquith in 2021, the British start-up planned to build a transatlantic network around the Airbus A380. It never obtained its own air operator certificate. Its only passenger services were a series of charter flights linking Glasgow and Manchester with New York in May 2025, operated by Hi Fly Malta under the Global Airlines brand.
The venture’s sole A380, 9H-GLOBL, has been in storage at Tarbes in south-west France since July 2025. Its fate remains unclear.
Companies House also records a separate application to strike Global Airlines Aircraft Ltd off the register. The court’s winding-up order concerns Global Airlines Ltd.
Sources: GOV.UK, aerotime.aero