For a fleeting 30 years during the 20th century, supersonic commercial air travel was a reality. But on October 24, 2003, that era came to an abrupt end. That day, British Airways operated its last ...

On November 26, 2003, supersonic airplane Concorde made its last flight, returning to the airfield near Bristol, in southwest England, where it’s remained since. As this marvel of modern engineering ...

The closest I’ve ever been to being on a supersonic flight was looking at the Concorde on static display at the Intrepid Museum in New York. But, for an entire generation of travelers and aviators, ...

It's been almost exactly a year since Concorde service was abruptly and tragically halted, reports CBS News Corespondent Mark Phillips. Tuesday's flight was billed as a major step in getting the world ...

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...

When a plane like the Concorde Jet is ahead of its time and doesn't ultimately last, it's more than simply a defunct project, it's a failed promise of the future, of what could have been. There was ...

On November 26, 2003, Concorde took off for the last time. After revolutionising air travel for nearly 30 years, spiralling costs and a fatal crash in the year 2000 forced the aircraft to retire.

A former Concorde pilot who drove the plane to the edge of space has shared his "phenomenal" memories on the aircraft's anniversary. John Tye, 67, who flew the plane from 1998 to 2000, will be ...

Concorde’s Mach-2 eclipse chase (30 June 1973) set the airborne totality record of 74 minutes and cemented its legacy as a ...