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

9/14/2017: TAP Portugal Rebrands with "Air"

9/13/2001: Ansett Australia Ceases Operations

9/11/1970: The Britten-Norman Trislander's First Flight

9/10/1952: TWA Introduces the Lockheed Super Constellation

9/07/2008: Futura International Airways Ceases Operations

09/09/2012: Bmibaby Ceases Operations

The History of British Airways' Gatwick Operation

9/04/1971: Concorde's First Trans-Atlantic Crossing