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MAKERS of a supersonic plane have revealed there are more than 600 global routes where Concorde-style speedy flights could slash flying times by as much as half. And a 3.5 hour trip between the UK ...
Air France and British Airways announced they would be retiring their fleet of Concorde planes on April 10, 2003. The plane had its first commercial flight on January 21, 1976, so was retired ...
Concorde has completed its last commercial passenger flight, ending three decades of supersonic travel. Three flights landed at Heathrow airport within five minutes of each other, watched by thousands ...
Over the decades, the British Airways fleet has included dozens of different aircraft types, including smaller regional jets and the legendary supersonic Concorde ... The launch customer for the ...
While Concordes operated by British Airways and Air France became the airplane of choice for trans-Atlantic travel – albeit ...
With the tragic accident of Air India Flight 171 at Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, the focus has fallen on safety and ...
In the weeks after the crash, both Air France and British Airways grounded their Concorde fleets, with the planes only returning to service in November 2001. The Concorde’s end of service ...
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?
Concorde was taken out of service in 2001 is on track to become the world’s leading supersonic passenger aircraft once again.
What made the Concorde special? "What they did was absolutely mind-blowing,” John Tye, a former British Airways Concorde pilot, said in the documentary. “They didn’t have mobile phones or computers, ...
Crew members aboard a British Airways flight endured a seriously awkward night, after a booking blunder saw them being checked into a sex dungeon. While in the stylish Italian city of Milan, it ...