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

10/11/1970: Maiden Flight of Boeing 747-200

10/19/2010: Hamburg International Ceases Operations

10/08/1998: Gardermoen Replaces Oslo Fornebu Airport

10/07/1933: Flag Carrier Air France Is Born

10/06/1959: Charter Carrier Spantax Is Founded

10/05/1951: First Flight of the Convair CV-340

Easy Come, Easy Go: The History of Go Fly

1/31/1986: Boeing Finalizes Purchase of De Havilland Canada

A global review of commercial flight in its 31st year
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