First flight of the BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde became an influential consideration when, just two weeks later, the UK attorney general outlined to the government its chances of cancelling the UK's role ...

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 ...

Last year it was reported that a design for a successor to Concorde, which would fly between London and New York in one hour at more than 4.5 times the speed of sound, had been patented by Airbus.

Four afterburning turbojets, room for up to 120 high-paying passengers, and a top speed of just over Mach two limited not by the engine's capabilities but by the fact that the aircraft's skin stood a ...

When the first UK BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde lifted off on its maiden flight from Filton exactly 50 years ago, the supersonic aircraft was far from securing its legacy as a beloved and admired ...

Ten years after an Air France Concorde crashed, killing 113 people and foreshadowing the end of the jet that embodied elegance at supersonic speed, a French court on Tuesday begins probing an elusive ...

Concorde, which retired in 2003 after 27 years of flying commercially, may rise from the plane aviation graveyard and take to the skies again, thanks to the dedication of a group of enthusiasts and ...

The Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde supersonic passenger transport jet hasn't flown since November 2003. To think mankind could fly from London to New York in roughly three hours 20 years ago, yet people ...

A French court put Continental Airlines and five aviation officials on trial Tuesday for the horrific Air France Concorde crash that that killed 113 people and foreshadowed the end of the elegant, ...

Last year it was reported that a design for a successor to Concorde, which would fly between London and New York in one hour at more than 4.5 times the speed of sound, had been patented by Airbus.