Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

3/31/1974: British Airways Begins Operations

3/30/1973: Hapag-Lloyd Flug Takes to the Skies

3/29/1981: BA Retires the Iconic Vickers VC10

3/27/2008: London Heathrow's T5 Begins Operations

3/26/1992: Maiden Flight of the Saab 2000

3/24/2007: Flybe Takes Over BA Connect

3/23/1998: Norway's Braathens SAFE is Rebranded

3/22/1989: The An-225's Record-breaking Flight

3/19/2014: Aer Arran Announces Stobart Air Rebrand

3/18/1962: American Airlines Introduces the Convair CV-990

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

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

Legacy Articles

12/22/1976: Maiden Flight of the Ilyushin Il-86

12/24/1905: Aviator Howard Hughes is Born

12/19/1980: New York Air Commences Operations

12/14/2001: British World Airlines Ceased Operations

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

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

12/11/1996: Oasis International Airlines Ceases Operations

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

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