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Passengers expected a luxury flight, but a runway scrap had already changed everything

Air France Flight 4590 was supposed to be a luxury Concorde trip from Paris to New York, carrying passengers toward a once-in ...
insider.si.edu

How the Crash of Flight 4590 Destroyed Concorde's Mystique

The Concorde was once the peak of cutting-edge aircraft design and a status symbol for the world's elite travelers. But the horrific 2000 crash of flight 4590 marked a turning point for this iconic ...
AOL

Supersonic flight is on its way back. I went on board the first Concorde, where it all began.

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 ...
Publishers Weekly

Last Days of the Concorde: The Crash of Flight 4590 and the End of Supersonic Passenger Travel

In this highly detailed history, Chittum (Southern Storm: The Tragedy of Flight 242) explores the only fatal crash of a Concorde luxury jet and the ensuing investigation. The book draws mostly on ...
WWNO

20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time

This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major news stories in the past. Listen to the full audio story to hear NPR's archival audio. There was a time when you could ...
UPI

12 years after final Concorde flight, supersonic jets are making a comeback

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) --Concorde made its final commercial flight on October 24, 2003, but recent investments may soon bring a commercial supersonic jetliner back into service. Concorde began as a ...
The National Interest

Why the Supersonic Concorde Passenger Jet Went Down in Flames

Here’s What You Need To Remember: A confluence of factors rendered the Concorde unviable, accidents and market forces just to name a few. The Concorde was many things. Innovative and supersonic, it ...
Newsweek

A Brief, Deadly Flight

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In more than a quarter century of flying, the Concorde never lost a ...