- The creditor petition was filed on May 29, 2026.
- Former directors Tom Stokely and Prashant Uttamchandani joined the case as supporting creditors.
The High Court of Justice ordered Global Airlines Ltd into compulsory liquidation on November 4, 2026, placing the company behind the A380 startup in the hands of liquidator V Prime. The London Gazette published the winding-up notice on November 12.
The notice identifies company number 13508008 and case No 004213 of 2026. Its sole Airbus A380, 9H-GLOBL, has been stored in Tarbes, France, since July 2025; V Prime has not said whether the aircraft is among the assets available to creditors.
The order names the airline company and follows a creditor petition
The court record concerns the limited company, not simply the airline brand. Its winding-up petition was filed on May 29, 2026, by creditor Jessica Huffman Reese.
Former directors Tom Stokely and Prashant Uttamchandani joined the case as supporting creditors. The petition’s filing preceded the court order by several months.
Companies House continued to list the company as active, with its latest accounts overdue. That register status sits alongside the winding-up order; liquidation does not itself mean the company has been dissolved.
A separate, parent-controlled business also faced a closure process. Companies House published a notice on November 3 proposing to remove Global Airlines Aircraft Ltd from the register. Founder James Asquith had signed an application for its voluntary dissolution on October 13; the application was filed on November 4. The separate company had not been dissolved.
The A380 remains stored, with its place in the estate unresolved
The aircraft has been at the Tarmac Aerosave facility in Tarbes since July 2025 and needs a 12-year heavy maintenance check. The work is described as expensive and time-consuming.
A Maltese registration issued when the aircraft was acquired in February 2024 named the airline company as owner. Its ownership after that registration is unclear. The liquidator has not said whether the A380 is among the assets available to creditors.
The startup used Hi Fly Malta to operate four passenger flights in May 2025 and never obtained its own operating certificate. Those flights were its only passenger operations.
Asquith was still outlining plans in July 2026 to return the aircraft to service before Christmas, add a second aircraft and explore flights to the Maldives. He had not publicly commented on the winding-up notice by November 13, 2026.
V Prime will collect assets and invite creditor claims
V Prime’s appointment took effect on November 4, the day the court made its order. The liquidator’s work includes identifying and realizing company assets, inviting creditors to document debts and distributing any recovered funds under the statutory process.
Creditors who have not heard from V Prime can contact the liquidator directly. They should quote the company number and court case number.
Employees owed wages, holiday pay or statutory redundancy payments can make claims through the government’s Redundancy Payments Service. The insolvency practitioner should provide a case reference for those claims.
