The author and the two Concordes in Paris's Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace.Pete Syme/BI Commercial flights faster than the speed of sound are one of the few historic innovations that have fallen out of ...
A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.
On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde crashed just outside of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing 113 people. The tragedy had the net effect of first grounding all Concordes, and ultimately ...
The Concorde fleet operated for over a quarter century, yet just 14 of the awe-inspiring supersonic passenger jets ever flew commercially. When compared to the more than 6,500 Boeing 737s operating ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Up in the air: It was one of Whyld's first jobs as a photographer. He had to stand on the skid of a helicopter, suspended 3,000 feet in the air. Pictured here: Whyld in 2003, the year he photographed ...
A passionate group of Concorde fans in England have been working on bringing one of the supersonic airliners back to life. Retired in 2003, the Concorde was the only supersonic airliner to carry ...
It only took around three hours for the supersonic airliner to cross the Atlantic, but how much longer could the jet fly for.