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

1/01/1922: World's First Airline Uniforms

12/31/2006: BWIA Becomes Caribbean Airlines

10/20/2015: Congo Airways Starts Operations

10/24/2012: WOW Air Acquires Rival Iceland Express

10/14/2010: French CCM Rebrands as Air Corsica

10/12/2009: World's First Revenue Gas-to-liquid Fuel Flight

10/13/1930: Junkers Ju 52 Maiden Flight

10/16/1978: Lockheed L-1011-500 Tristar's Maiden Flight

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