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

1/12/1935: Earhart's First Hawaii Solo Flight

1/11/1989: AASI Jetcruzer 450 First Flight

1/09/1962: Maiden Flight of the Hawker Siddeley Trident

1/05/1955: Transbrasil Is Founded

1/03/1981: Pan Am Retires the Boeing 707

4/29/1988: The Prototype Boeing 747-400 Takes Flight

4/28/1958: Aer Lingus Operates Maiden Transatlantic Flight

12/21/1945: Ethiopian Airlines Is Founded post-liberation

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