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

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

12/24/1905: Aviator Howard Hughes is Born

12/19/1980: New York Air Commences Operations

12/14/2001: British World Airlines Ceased Operations

12/13/1977: Eastern Airlines Introduces the A300 in the US

12/12/2001: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium is Founded

12/11/1996: Oasis International Airlines Ceases Operations

12/10/1958: First Jet-Powered US Domestic Flight