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

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