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.

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 Concorde then inverted, only to crash, right-side up, into the Hotel Les Relais Bleus, a two-story wooden structure surrounded by cornfields.

The Concorde crash Throughout its service history, Concorde suffered only one catastrophic hull loss. On July 25, 2000, an Air France plane that had been chartered by a tour group struck a piece ...

The Concorde Crash. July 29, 2000. LONDON -- It is impossible to find the right words to use about a tragedy such as the Concorde air crash. Concorde has an extraordinary history.

The Concorde’s end of service. Although the Concorde did fly again for about two years after the crash, the program never fully recovered, and Concorde operations at both airlines ended in the ...

The Concorde crash Throughout its service history, Concorde suffered only one catastrophic hull loss. On July 25, 2000, an Air France plane that had been chartered by a tour group struck a piece ...