Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

2/21/1971: ANA Spreads Its International Wings

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

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

A global review of commercial flight in its 31st year
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