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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Archer says the Concorde at Duxford was important for helping the first commercial flight [Dave Webster/BBC] A Concorde test ...

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 ...

John Tye flew a Concorde plane 23 years after he watched the inaugural flight leave London Heathrow.

Concorde and Tupolev are acknowledged as some of the first planes to break the sound barrier, but it wasn't them. Which one actually did it first?

A “unique” collection of mementoes from the first British Airways Concorde flight has been donated to the museum housing the aircraft by a passenger who was on board. The passenger, Anthony Hopkins, ...

Sounds strange today, but not so long ago you could fly supersonic, on the iconic Concorde, out of Kent. We speak to the man ...

When the Concorde lands for the final time at London's Heathrow Airport on Oct. 24, it'll be the last chance in a generation for commercial air passengers to pierce the sound barrier, aviation ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The Concorde, which last flew 12 years ago, might be returning to the ...

Forty years ago today, a pair of the fastest viable commercial planes ever made its first flight. The planes took off simultaneously, carrying passengers from London to Bahrain and from Paris to Rio ...