LONDON, Aug. 15 -- British Airways grounded its fleet of Concorde supersonic jetliners today after French and British aviation authorities announced that last month's crash of an Air France ...

The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach ...

With British Airways' roundabout advertising contract up for renewal and the airport's operators BAA asking for a whopping £1.5 million ($1.9 million) per year, the Concorde was removed in the ...

The A318 was never intended to be a flagship aircraft but rather a response to a niche demand. When British Airways retired the Concorde, it left a critical gap in its premium service offering.

The British Airways Concorde supersonic jet made its way back home to the Intrepid Museum on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in New York City. The retired jet, which still holds the record for the fastes… ...

Concorde was taken out of service in 2001 is on track to become the world’s leading supersonic passenger aircraft once again.

A scale model of Concorde which has had pride of place at Heathrow Airport's entrance for 16 years has been removed. British Airways (BA) has decided not to renew the £1.5m annual rent to advertise on ...

Of the 20 aircraft built, only 14 went into service, split evenly between British Airways and Air France. Concorde was so unique and significant that 12 out of the 14 production airplanes were ...

Like any aircraft, the Concorde has had some trouble over the years. In 1979, one of the tires of a British Airways Concorde burst on landing. The incident led to a design modification.

In the meantime as with Concorde, the XB-1 test model can’t fly supersonic over land in the U.S. because of the powerful sonic boom. ... was retired by British Airways after this flight.

The British Airways Concorde made more than 50,000 flights and flew 2.5 million passengers during its time, with the 62.1m aircraft being able to carry 100 passengers and 2.5 tonnes of cargo at ...