Lee Cross

Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.

Latest Articles

9/06/1962: Merpati Nusantara Airlines is Founded

9/05/2000: CanJet Commences Operations

9/04/1971: Concorde's First Transatlantic Crossing

9/03/1981: Maiden Flight of the Prototype BAe 146

9/02/1998: Maiden Flight of the Boeing 717

09/01/1999: Aviaco Is Fully Absorbed into Iberia

8/31/2002: Manx Airlines Ceases Operations

8/30/1962: Maiden Flight of the NAMC YS-11

8/29/1970: The Iconic DC-10 Takes to the Skies

8/28/2008: Zoom Airlines Ceases Operations

8/27/2015: SkyGreece Airlines Suspends Operations

8/26/1969: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner First Flight

Legacy Articles

1/11/1989: AASI Jetcruzer 450 First Flight

1/09/1962: Maiden Flight of the Hawker Siddeley Trident

1/05/1955: Transbrasil Is Founded

1/03/1981: Pan Am Retires the Boeing 707

4/29/1988: The Prototype Boeing 747-400 Takes Flight

4/28/1958: Aer Lingus Operates Maiden Transatlantic Flight

12/21/1945: Ethiopian Airlines Is Founded post-liberation

12/22/1976: Maiden Flight of the Ilyushin Il-86

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