A quick and dirty list of UK airlines which have disappeared since 1987 - nowhere near complete...
Name Start End
Air 2000 1987 2004
Air Europe 1979 1991
bmibaby 2002 2012
BCAL 1970 1988
BMI 1938 2012
Caledonian 1988 2000
Dan-Air 1953 1992
First Choice 2004 2009
Flyglobespan 2002 2009
Flying Colours 1997 2000
GB Airways 1931 2008
Gill Airways 1969 2001
Go Fly 1998 2003
Maersk UK 1983 2003
Orion Airways 1979 1989
Tradewinds 1967 1990
XL Airways UK 1994 2008