Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A Concorde ...

Concorde made history and continues to influence the industry, even though it was a government-funded enterprise.

A former Concorde engineer speaks to the BBC about discovering he worked alongside a Russian spy at the height of the Cold ...

Of all the commercial aircraft that have been in operation since the beginning days of flight technology, the Concorde stands alone as the fastest and longest-serving supersonic airliner. The aircraft ...

What makes the Bombardier Global 8000 the fastest civilian jet since Concorde is a combination of design, certification, and ...

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 ...

The Concorde program was the world's first supersonic airliner, undertaken in a joint development and manufacturing effort by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Concorde took its ...

The pointy-nosed plane barreled down the French tarmac and into the air. The crowd of 200,000 spectators that gathered near the runway at Le Bourget Airport for the 1973 Paris Air Show watched the ...

The progress of technology can seem inexorable—a kind of unstoppable lunge. It’s curious, then, to consider the trajectory of Concorde, the first (and last) supersonic passenger airplane. Americans ...

In 1956, the Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee met in England to discuss building a supersonic airliner by British aircraft and engine manufacturers and the government. The project – named ...

Co-developed by Britain and France, Concorde was the first and only supersonic commercial airliner. British Airways operated its final commercial Concorde flight in 2003, ending its 27-year career.

The Concorde was called many things in its lifetime: sleek, sexy, supersonically sublime. Ricky Bastin: It was the speed. It was the grace. It was the pace. A magnificent flying machine that cruised ...