Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

3/31/1974: British Airways Begins Operations

3/30/1973: Hapag-Lloyd Flug Takes to the Skies

3/29/1981: BA Retires the Iconic Vickers VC10

3/27/2008: London Heathrow's T5 Begins Operations

3/26/1992: Maiden Flight of the Saab 2000

3/24/2007: Flybe Takes Over BA Connect

3/23/1998: Norway's Braathens SAFE is Rebranded

3/22/1989: The An-225's Record-breaking Flight

3/19/2014: Aer Arran Announces Stobart Air Rebrand

3/18/1962: American Airlines Introduces the Convair CV-990

3/17/2017: IAG Launches Long-Haul Airline, LEVEL

3/15/1951: Qantas' Maiden Flight Across the South Pacific

Legacy Articles

1/12/1935: Earhart's First Hawaii Solo Flight

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

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