Lee Cross

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

Latest Articles

9/26/2011: First Boeing 787 Handed Over to ANA

9/25/1991: Maiden Flight of the Jetstream 41

9/24/2001: US Airways Announces Closure of MetroJet

9/23/2019: Thomas Cook Airlines Ceases Operations

9/22/2006: CR Airways Becomes Hong Kong Airlines

9/21/1992: Kiwi International Launches Flights

9/20/2001: French Carrier Air Lib Is Created

9/19/2006: Jet Time Takes to the Skies in Copenhagen

9/18/1959: DC-8 Enters Service With Delta Air Lines

9/17/2009: Virgin Nigeria Becomes Nigerian Eagle

9/15/1977: Mahé-based Air Seychelles Is Formed

9/14/2017: TAP Portugal Rebrands with "Air"

Legacy Articles

12/22/1976: Maiden Flight of the Ilyushin Il-86

12/24/1905: Aviator Howard Hughes is Born

12/19/1980: New York Air Commences Operations

12/14/2001: British World Airlines Ceased Operations

12/13/1977: Eastern Airlines Introduces the A300 in the US

12/12/2001: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium is Founded

12/11/1996: Oasis International Airlines Ceases Operations

12/10/1958: First Jet-Powered US Domestic Flight

A global review of commercial flight in its 31st year
Subscribe below to our weekly newsletter, the Airways NOTAM.

Digital
This IssueNewsletterAW PodcastRecent News
Magazine
Latest IssueMost PopularSubscriptions2025 Calendar
Company
AboutContactPositionsThe Airchive
Copyright © 2025. Airways Publishing. LLC. All rights reserved.
Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy