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 ...

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 ...

On the morning of January 21, 1976, two Concordes — one each from British Airways and Air France — took off simultaneously on what would be the aircraft's first commercial supersonic flights with fare ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Concorde supersonic jet was arguably the zenith of aviation. The supersonic airliner was first flown in 1969 — that's almost 50 years ago — by the British Aircraft Corporation and France's ...

(Originally published by the Daily News on October 20, 1977. This story was written by Frank Mazza and Alton Slagle.) Like a great prehistoric bird, the supersonic Concorde landed at John F. Kennedy ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Concorde, one of only two commercial supersonic jets ever created, may take to ...