Lee Cross

European Deputy Editor
Writer and aviation fanatic, Lee is a plant geek and part-time Flight Attendant for a UK-based airline. Based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
History

3/18/1958: American Airlines Introduces the Convair CV-990

Today, in 1958, American Airlines' maiden Convair CV-990 Astrojet entered service between New York and Chicago.

Read More
History

3/17/2017: IAG Launches Long-Haul Airline, LEVEL

Today, in 2017, the International Airlines Group launched its newest airline, Madrid, Spain-based LEVEL.

Read More
History

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

Today, in 1951, a Qantas Airways flying boat operated the airline's first flight across the South Pacific.

Read More

3/14/1947: Saudia Takes to the Skies

Today, in 1947, Saudia, aka Saudi Arabian Airlines, as it was then known, commenced scheduled operations.

Read More

3/13/2006: Volaris Takes to the Skies

Today, in 2006, Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris operated its first revenue flight.

Read More

3/11/1993: Maiden Flight of the Airbus A321

Today, in 1993, the A321 prototype, F-WWIA, took to the skies for the first time from Airbus' Hamburg Finkenwerder (XFW) plant. 

Read More

3/10/2004: Hong Kong’s HK Express is Founded

Today, in 2004, Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier HK Express was founded.

Read More

3/09/1989: Eastern Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Today, in 1989, a major American airline since 1926, Eastern Airlines (EA) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Federal Court.

Read More

3/08/1991: Air Europe Ceases Operations

Today, in 1991, Air Europe, one of the United Kingdom's biggest independent airlines, ceased operations.

Read More

3/07/1932,1957,1975: Three Historic First Flights

Today in aviation history, we celebrate the first flights of the Junkers Ju 52 (1932), the Antonov An-10 (1957), and the Yakovlev Yak-42

Read More

You cannot copy content of this page