The Concorde was the world's longest-serving supersonic airliner. It could cross the Atlantic in record time. Learn why this particular plane was discontinued.

The plane is the needle-nose Concorde that has spent the last 15 years on the Intrepid Sea, ... It will be hoisted off the deck, lowered onto a barge and delivered to a shipyard in Brooklyn.

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.

A British Airways Concorde was twice forced to abandon take-off on the runway while carrying showbiz stars and VIP passengers. The supersonic jet was preparing to thunder along the runway in ...

Passenger numbers also fell after an Air France Concorde crashed just minutes after taking off from Paris in July 2000. The disaster killed all 109 people on board and four others on the ground.

A Concorde jet which was forced to land at Cardiff International Airport after engine problems has left to complete its journey. Crowds of aviation fans turned up at the airport in the Vale of ...

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.

The Concorde passenger jet set a record when it flew between New York City and London in 2 hours, 52 minutes, 59 seconds. The supersonic plane could fly at more than twice the speed of sound. But just ...

A British Airways Concorde takes off from London's Heathrow Airport in 2001. This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major news stories in the past.

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.