Concorde (/ ˈkɒŋkɔːrd /) is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).

Oct 4, 2018 · In November 1986 a British Airways Concorde flew around the world, covering 28,238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes. Concorde used the most powerful pure jet engines flying …

Mar 31, 2025 · As the G-prefix to their registration numbers hints, all of these Concordes were part of the (Great) British Airways fleet. Their Air France siblings were a little less active.

Jun 25, 2019 · Concorde certainly made a splash when it was first released in 1976, but there are some very good reasons why this supersonic jetliner, with cruising speeds of over Mach 2 and …

Concorde began scheduled flights with British Airways (BA) and Air France (AF) on 21 January 1976. [1] AF flew its last commercial flight on 30 May 2003 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] with BA retiring its …

Mar 17, 2025 · The Concorde made its first transatlantic crossing on September 26, 1973, and it inaugurated the world’s first scheduled supersonic passenger service on January 21, 1976— …

Nov 24, 2023 · In 1996, a British Airways Concorde crossed from New York to London in just 2 hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds, which to this day is the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing by a …

After the grounding in 2000 due to the Air France crash, British Airways went all in on their Concorde fleet. Concorde was the first fleet type to sport the new “Union Flag” livery, and …

Sep 1, 2019 · One of the 20th century’s greatest design icons and the world’s only supersonic aircraft, flying at around twice the speed of sound at 1,350mph and at an altitude of 60,000 …

Aug 19, 2019 · But, what happened to the supersonic masterpiece once it was retired from British Airways? British Airways operated seven Concorde aircraft with registrations varying from G …