Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.
Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) was created in 1953 and sold to BA 39 years later.
G-BOAF was the final Concorde built in 1978 and became the final Concorde to fly in 2003.
Here's the story of Hungarian flag carrier Malév, which made its maiden flight in 1954.
This is the story of the first Fokker F27 (PH-NIV), which took to the skies today in 1955.
Air France Régional became the first European operator of the Embraer E190 today in 2006.
This is why UK charter and sublease carrier Astraeus Airlines ceased operations today, in 2011.
This is the story of the virtual airline Brighton City Airways, founded in Sussex today in 2012.
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