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 ...

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 ...

I’m seated in “Le Club,” Air France’s Concorde Lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (LFPG). It’s May 2000, and across from me, outside a panoramic window, Concorde waits in silhouette—poised, ...

It only took around three hours for the supersonic airliner to cross the Atlantic, but how much longer could the jet fly for.

He sports a navy blue "Brooklands Concorde" flight jacket, a shock of white hair, and a palpable pride for the airplane. As Captain Bannister briefs me on cockpit layout, his flow reflects his more ...