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

7/29/1963: Maiden Flight of the Tupolev TU-134

8/01/1997: Boeing, McDonnell Douglas Finalize Merger

7/16/1948: Maiden Flight of the Vickers Viscount

7/10/1947: Maiden Flight of the Airspeed Ambassador

7/06/1998: Hong Kong's Iconic Kai Tak Airport Closes

7/07/1990: PGA Portugalia Airlines Commences Operations

7/05/1942: Maiden Flight of the Avro York

7/04/1997: First Flight of the ERJ-135