Why did Concorde stop flying?
US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane ...
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Concorde tyres 'had burst 57 times before'
There were 57 instances of Concorde planes suffering burst or punctured tyres before last July's Air France crash, according to an interim report by accident investigators. Of these incidents ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Commercial Passenger Airplane Crashes Fast Facts
Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...
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£100m payout for Concorde victims
Air France is to pay the relatives of Concorde crash victims around £1 million for each person lost in last year's disaster, it emerged today. The £100 million settlement makes it the biggest ...
Delta plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport evokes memories of Air France ‘miracle’ two decades ago
Toronto Pearson International Airport, the site of Monday’s Delta flight crash in which remarkably nobody was killed, was the scene of another “miracle” nearly two decades ago.