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July marks 25 years since an Air France Concorde suffered a catastrophic incident just after departing Paris-Charles de ...
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.
Concorde was taken out of service in 2001 is on track to become the world’s leading supersonic passenger aircraft once again.
While the crash was not the sole reason Concorde service ended, it contributed significantly. Its final flight was in October of 2003, and no plane has since replaced it on any route.
The French accident investigators chose to ignore the four most credible eyewitnesses: two French firemen at the airport, who reported seeing fire and smoke from the Concorde way before the plane ...
The accident led to the shutting down of commercial aviation’s fastest jet. Carriers Air France and British Airways retired the Concorde in 2003.
A photo taken from the preliminary report posted on the Internet Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, by French investigators into the July 25, 2000, crash of Air France Concorde flight 4590, shows a 16 inch ...
The Boeing 737, by contrast, has had 77 crashes but still has an excellent safety record, ranging from 1.25 per million to .43 to zero hull losses for different versions of the plane, because it ...
The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach speed flight?
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