How will Mick Jagger even be Mick Jagger without the Concorde? In a blow to jet-setters everywhere, British Airways and Air France said yesterday that they will end the supersonic Concorde's ...

The Pepsi blue livery created issues for Concorde because it absorbed much more heat than the standard white paint. At ...

“For a girl used to flying steerage, once through the doors of the sleek, tiny, cigar tube into the body of Concorde, I knew I had entered into the rarified air of gods and kings. But dang, things ...

The TU 144 was meant to be the Soviet Union’s answer to the Concorde, but the rush to beat the West came at a cost. Engineers ...

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 ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Concorde’s death reads like a soap opera. The Concorde was many things. Innovative and supersonic, it held numerous commercial airline speed records and was the ...

So why don't planes fly faster? Now, flight times are often longer than they were previously listed as they are not just the ...

CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury in air travel. Here’s all you need to know about the legendary plane, which was retired after 50,000 flights. Air France and ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Experiencing a total eclipse for 74 minutes, passengers of Concorde 001 followed the path of totality as it crossed Africa in 1973, setting a record for ...

On Tuesday July 17 at 2:18 p.m. a plane dubbed Alpha Foxtrot took off from London’s Heathrow Airport two minutes ahead of its official departure time. It landed at its destination three hours and 20 ...