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.

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 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 ...

Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A British Airways Concorde takes off from London's Heathrow Airport in 2001. (David Parker | BWP Media/Getty Images) This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major ...