At its peak, the Anglo-French Concorde was the epitome of technological prowess and super sleek design in 20th-century aviation. It was considered the most beautiful commercial plane the world had ...

It was faster than Concorde and carried more passengers - but behind the speed and prestige, the Tu-144 was plagued with ...

The Concorde was a source of national pride until the accident; it was retired in 2003. “What amazed me in the whole thing was the Paris airport was never brought into the picture.

Boom Supersonic says its production plane, known as Overture, will fly at 60,000 feet, the same as Concorde. The speed, Mach 1.7, is one-sixth slower – but still twice as fast as subsonic aircraft. It ...

I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic flight could soon return.

A brand new supersonic jet has made huge progress, bringing the possibility of transatlantic travel in under four hours ...

Air France and its insurers are suing Continental Airlines, alleging it contributed to the Concorde disaster that killed 113 people in July, a spokeswoman for the French airline said today.

NASA researchers have been using a tiny aircraft dubbed “Son of Concorde” in trials to assess the impact of supersonic flights on residents. The tests took place in a wind tunnel in ...

French aviation safety authority Bureau Enquete Accidents (BEA) has published the final report on the July 25, 2000, crash of Air France's Concorde F-BTSC, confirming information released in ...