Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.
Today, in 1972, Air Florida commenced revenue operations with second-hand Lockheed Electras.
Today, in 1988, the Russian-built, long-haul widebody quad-jet Ilyushin ll-96 took its first flight.
Today, in 2005, the merger of US Airways and America West Airlines was completed.
Today, in 2011, Boeing handed over the first 787 to its launch customer, ANA All Nippon Airways.
The prototype British Aerospace Jetstream 41 took to the skies for the first time today, in 1991.
Today, in 2001, US Airways announced the closure of its low-cost subsidiary MetroJet.
Today, in 2019, Thomas Cook Airlines ceased operations. This is its long history.
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