Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

3/14/1947: Saudia Takes to the Skies with a Douglas DC-3

3/13/2006: Volaris Takes to the Skies with First Revenue Flight

3/11/1993: Maiden Flight of the Airbus A321

3/09/1989: Eastern Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

3/08/1991: Air Europe Ceases Operations

3/07/1932,1957,1975: Three Historic First Flights

2/07/1934: First Official New Zealand-Australia Airmail Flight

2/06/1919: Deutsche Luft-Reederei Maiden Flight

Legacy Articles

10/11/1970: Maiden Flight of Boeing 747-200

10/19/2010: Hamburg International Ceases Operations

10/08/1998: Gardermoen Replaces Oslo Fornebu Airport

10/07/1933: Flag Carrier Air France Is Born

10/06/1959: Charter Carrier Spantax Is Founded

10/05/1951: First Flight of the Convair CV-340

Easy Come, Easy Go: The History of Go Fly

1/31/1986: Boeing Finalizes Purchase of De Havilland Canada