Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

2/22/1993: McDonnell Douglas MD-90 Maiden Flight

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

Legacy Articles

1/01/1922: World's First Airline Uniforms

12/31/2006: BWIA Becomes Caribbean Airlines

10/20/2015: Congo Airways Starts Operations

10/24/2012: WOW Air Acquires Rival Iceland Express

10/14/2010: French CCM Rebrands as Air Corsica

10/12/2009: World's First Revenue Gas-to-liquid Fuel Flight

10/13/1930: Junkers Ju 52 Maiden Flight

10/16/1978: Lockheed L-1011-500 Tristar's Maiden Flight

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