Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

to see Concorde take off. I noticed it from a distance, while landing at New York's JFK airport in another plane. But it stood out unmistakably from other nearby aircraft, like a giant white swan ...

This decline was significantly impacted by the tragic crash of an Air France Concorde in July 2000, just minutes after take-off from Paris. The crash, caused by a burst tyre that led to fuel tank ...

In July 2000 a Concorde crashed shortly after take-off from Paris, killing all passengers and crew. The aircraft was grounded until safety modifications had been made. It marked the beginning of ...

That meant seeing Concorde take off. Unless you are fortunate enough to have experienced it for yourself it’s impossible to grasp what seeing that remarkable aircraft was like. Or indeed to ...