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 Concorde ...
I’m seated in "Le Club," Air France's Concorde Lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (LFPG). It's May 2000, and across from me, outside a panoramic window, Concorde waits in silhouette-poised, ...
The aircraft, designed and built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, is said to be helping to prepare for the return of supersonic ai ...
Investigators say burst tire precipitated deadly Concorde crash. PARIS -- Air accident investigators have confirmed in a preliminary report published Thursday that a burst tyre se ...
Air France officials Thursday acknowledged the airline had not made a design change intended to reduce the chance that tire blowouts on the Concorde would damage the supersonic aircraft. British ...