Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

Technical Problems: The Turbulent Story of the BAe ATP

2/13/2006: Rockhopper Rebrands as Blue Islands

2/12/2012: PEOPLExpress MK. II Is Founded

2/11/1958: First US African-American FA Takes Flight

2/10/1996: Edelweiss Air Commences Operations

2/09/1969: The Queen of the Skies Takes Flight

2/06/1919: Deutsche Luft-Reederei Maiden Flight

2/04/1998: Western Pacific Airlines Ends Operations

2/03/2012: Malev Ceases Operations after 66 Years

2/01/1964: Boeing 727 Enters Service With Eastern

1/31/1986: Boeing Acquires De Havilland Canada

1/30/1988: Friendship One's Round-the-world Record

Legacy Articles

1/12/1935: Earhart's First Hawaii Solo Flight

1/11/1989: AASI Jetcruzer 450 First Flight

1/09/1962: Maiden Flight of the Hawker Siddeley Trident

1/05/1955: Transbrasil Is Founded

1/03/1981: Pan Am Retires the Boeing 707

4/29/1988: The Prototype Boeing 747-400 Takes Flight

4/28/1958: Aer Lingus Operates Maiden Transatlantic Flight

12/21/1945: Ethiopian Airlines Is Founded post-liberation

A global review of commercial flight in its 31st year
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