Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

12/21/1945: Ethiopian Airlines Is Founded Post-lib

12/19/1980: New York Air Commences Operations

12/14/2001: British World Airlines Ceased Operations

12/13/1977: Eastern Introduces the A300 in the US

12/12/2001: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium Is Founded

12/11/1996: Oasis International Ceases Operations

12/10/1958: First Jet-Powered US Domestic Flight

12/08/1964: United Caravelle's First US Auto Landing

12/07/2011: Virgin Australia Absorbs V Australia

12/06/1957: Lockheed L-188 Electra Maiden Flight

12/04/1991: The Last Flight of Pan Am Takes Off

12/03/1985: ATR-42 Enters Service With Air Littoral

Legacy Articles

5/11/1934: the Douglas DC-2 Takes Flight

5/10/1991: Maiden Flight of the CRJ100

5/09/1967: Fokker's F28 Fellowship Takes Flight

5/08/2008: Euromanx Ceases Operations

5/7/2013: Skywest Rebranded as Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

5/04/1979: Air Europe Commenced Operations

5/01/1988: Thai Airways Is Established

1/04/1964: First Papal Visit to Use a Commercial Airliner

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