Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

2/19/1982: Maiden Flight of the Boeing 757

​​2/18/1956: Finnair Flies to Moscow after World War II

2/17/2005: Central Japan International Airport Opens

2/16/2019: UK Regional Carrier flybmi Ends Ops

2/15/1946: Maiden Flight of the Douglas DC-6

Technical Problems: The Turbulent Story of the BAe ATP

2/13/2006: Rockhopper Rebrands as Blue Islands

2/12/2012: PEOPLExpress MK. II Is Founded

2/11/1958: First US African-American FA Takes Flight

2/10/1996: Edelweiss Air Commences Operations

2/09/1969: The Queen of the Skies Takes Flight

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

Legacy Articles

Edelweiss Air Expands Long-haul Fleet

8/15/1958: Pan Am Received the First Boeing 707

8/14/1969: Braniff's Inaugural Nonstop to Hawaii

8/13/1997: Airbus A330-200 Takes to the Skies

Ryanair Boss Says Era of Cheap Flights Is Over

Boeing's Supersonic Dreams

Emirates Spending US$2bn in Passenger Enhancements

8/10/1949: Maiden Flight of the Avro Canada C102 ‘Jetliner’

A global review of commercial flight in its 31st year
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