Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

12/02/1939: LaGuardia Airport Begins Operations

11/30/1986: Maiden Flight of the Fokker 100

11/29/1953: American Introduces the Douglas DC-7

11/27/1992: Dan-Air Merges into British Airways

11/26/2003: Concorde Makes Her Last Flight

11/25/1954: Maiden Flight of Malév Hungarian Airlines

11/24/1955: Maiden Flight of the Fokker F27

11/23/2006: First European Embraer E190 Operator

11/21/2011: Astraeus Airlines Ceases Operations

11/20/2012: Brighton City Airways Is Founded

11/19/2003: Atlantic Coast Rebrands as Independence Air

11/13/1991: The First Midway Airlines Ceases Operations

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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