Simple Flying26d
4 Unique Concorde Liveries & The Stories Behind Them
with the company's logo also present on the tail, while the plane's delta-shaped wings remained their usual shade of white. According to Heritage Concorde, Pepsi spent $500 million on this campaign, ...
London Evening Standard9d
Why did Concorde stop flying?
Concorde was retired from service in November 2003, following a sharp decline in passenger numbers. This decline was significantly impacted by the tragic crash of an Air France Concorde in July ...
A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to ...
The Sun5d
Trump shows off ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic plane design as firm plans flights from London to NYC in 3.5hrs by 2029
Several reasons led to the decision to retire Concorde. Air France and British Airways cited low passenger numbers and high maintenance costs. By the early noughties, the planes were outdated ...
The Sun23d
‘Son of Concorde’ jet soars at supersonic speed for the first time ever paving way toward 3.5 hour London-NYC flights
Several reasons led to the decision to retire Concorde. Air France and British Airways cited low passenger numbers and high maintenance costs. By the early noughties, the planes were outdated ...
Meghan Markle's As Ever Logo Was 'Intentionally Designed' with Tribute to Prince Harry
The poignant choice of hummingbirds in the As Ever crest isn't the only tribute to Harry in the As Ever logo. In a 2022 ...
New York Post22d
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The Concorde was discontinued soon after a catastrophic Air France crash in Paris in July 2000 that killed 109 on board and four people on the ground. Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl posted on X ...
Irish Sun9d
‘Boomless’ supersonic flights ‘just months away’ as US airlines rush to order jets that fly twice as fast as Boeing 747s
CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury in air travel. Air France and British Airways announced they would be retiring their fleet of Concorde planes on ...
Times Union21d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a ...
CNN23d
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test flights since it first took to the air in March 2024 ... 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25 ...