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 ...

What makes the Bombardier Global 8000 the fastest civilian jet since Concorde is a combination of design, certification, and ...

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Concorde's first commercial flight next week, the Express speaks to its most frequent flyer ...

Aided by a quartet of Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde, the world's only commercially successful supersonic passenger plane, was capable of flying at speeds up to 1,354 mph (2,179 kph).

The first Concorde as it was being transferred to the Aeorscopia aviation museum in Blagnac The Concorde 001 takes off for its first flight on March 2, 1969 in southern France The first Concorde ...

Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A Concorde ...

The Royal Mint has unveiled a new 50p coin, celebrating the iconic Concorde and marking 50 years since the supersonic jet’s ...

HOUSTON — A French court Monday found Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics criminally responsible for the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde jet, a ruling Continental vowed to appeal. The ...

July 25 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1909, French pioneer aviator Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a "heavier-than-air machine" across the English Channel. It took him 36 minutes.

The first Concorde supersonic passenger aircraft has been named as a historical monument, France's culture minister said Monday. Concorde 001, which was the first of the 20 aircraft built and the ...