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

9/05/2000: CanJet Commences Operations

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

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

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

8/31/2002: Manx Airlines Ceases Operations

8/28/2008: Canada's Zoom Airlines Ceases Operations

8/26/1969: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner Maiden Flight

8/22/1974: The Short 330 Performs Maiden Flight