Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

3/14/1947: Saudia Takes to the Skies with a Douglas DC-3

3/13/2006: Volaris Takes to the Skies with First Revenue Flight

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

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

3/08/1991: Air Europe Ceases Operations

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

2/07/1934: First Official New Zealand-Australia Airmail Flight

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

Legacy Articles

6/21/1961: Aviation Traders' ATL-98 'Carvair' First Flight

6/19/1894: Frederick W. Lanchester Presents Airflow Theory

6/20/1983: Maiden Flight of the Venerable Dash 8

London Gatwick Airport Caps Summer Flights

16/6/1984: Frontier's First All-Female Flight

Akasa Air Takes Delivery of its First Aircraft

6/15/1984: Saab 340 Enters Service with Crossair

Swiss Airspace Reopens after Air Traffic Control Glitch