For a fleeting 30 years during the 20th century, supersonic commercial air travel was a reality. But on October 24, 2003, that era came to an abrupt end. That day, British Airways operated its last ...

_ Nov. 29, 1962: The French and British governments sign agreement to develop prototypes for a supersonic transport aircraft, eventually dubbed Concorde. Aerospatiale of France and the British ...

Between 1976 and 2003 approximately 2.5 million passengers flew on Concorde's commercial flights, travelling (and dining) at twice the speed of sound. The supersonic airliner transformed the way the ...

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The Pepsi blue livery created issues for Concorde because it absorbed much more heat than the standard white paint. At ...

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Discover the unexpected consequences of a high-profile aviation event that pushed infrastructure to its limits.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- It sounds like something from a Jules Verne science fiction book rather than what was a daily reality for today's business traveler. Beauty may have killed the beast, but ...

A combination of poor loads and rising maintenance costs has led Air France and British Airways to announce that they will cease operating their Concorde fleets. British Airways is planning its final ...