One of the fastest ever passenger planes was called Concorde, a supersonic plane that set the world record for the fastest ...

Celebrate Concorde as the supersonic aircraft turns 50. Explore its origins, prestige clientele and why the famous aircraft ...

31 December 1968 Concorde’s Soviet rival, the Tupolev Tu-144, took off for the first time from a runway to the side of the ...

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...

Concorde was not just another airliner. It flew at the speed of sound, crossed the Atlantic in under three and a half hours, and cruised at altitudes so high that some passengers reported seeing the ...

What makes the Bombardier Global 8000 the fastest civilian jet since Concorde is a combination of design, certification, and operational capability. It flies closer to the speed of sound than any ...

A French enthusiast group borescoped the engines of a Concorde supersonic airliner on display at the Le Bourget Air and Space Museum outside Paris and found them to be in perfect condition internally.

Revival of supersonic air travel is a subject which has largely been relegated to ‘silly season’ status in the two decades since withdrawal of the BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde fleet. While no supersonic ...