When it was flying, the Concorde was the height of aviation luxury and speed. The plane could jet across the Atlantic Ocean in record time. It routinely flew from New York City to Paris in three ...

The Concorde crash Throughout its service history, Concorde suffered only one catastrophic hull loss. On July 25, 2000, an Air France plane that had been chartered by a tour group struck a piece ...

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.