I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic ...

Supersonic commercial travel became a reality after Concorde began flights with British Airways and Air France in January ...

After more than two decades since the iconic Concorde was retired, supersonic passenger travel is poised for a comeback. Industry insiders and technology companies confirm that 2026 is being ...

NASA researchers have been using a tiny aircraft dubbed “Son of Concorde” in trials to assess the impact of supersonic ...

A ‘son of Concorde’ that could New York to London in under four hours is a step closer to take-off. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first ...

EXCLUSIVE: An aviation expert has weighed in on the advances in supersonic travel and how close we are to flying on the next ...

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 was a way for Europe to leapfrog the U.S., which had already tried and failed to build its own smaller SSTs in the 1950s, but still dominated the market for commercial planes.

Concorde also operates a range of charter flights, which have taken the aircraft to more than 250 other destinations worldwide. Hundreds of Britons will get a final chance to win free supersonic ...

While Concorde had its regulars, including international businessman Fred Finn – who flew a record-setting 718 times – any number of novice passengers could be on board for their one-and-only ...

Concorde’s final flight was, for Tye, a “a very, very sad, emotional day.” “It was a very emotional period, a lot of tears were shed,” echoes Westray, recalling an “emotional ...