Lee Cross

Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.

Latest Articles

3/15/1951: Qantas' Maiden Flight Across the South Pacific

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

10/01/1928: Newark Liberty International Airport Opens

9/27/2005: US Airways, America West Merge

9/29/1972: Air Florida Commences Operations

9/24/2001: US Airways Announces Closure of MetroJet

9/30/2011: Air Southwest Ceases Operations

9/28/1988: Maiden Flight of the Ilyushin ll-96

9/26/2011: First Boeing 787 Handed over to ANA

9/25/1991: Maiden Flight of the Jetstream 41