The author and the two Concordes in Paris's Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace.Pete Syme/BI Commercial flights faster than the speed of sound are one of the few historic innovations that have fallen out of ...

As the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, Concorde was popular with royals, celebrities, and business executives.

THE wheels are off in the battle to achieve supersonic air travel as NASA’s “Son of Concorde” passes another major milestone.

Fifty years after the Concorde first flew, a new era of innovation and entrepreneurial ideas seeks to make supersonic flight practical and sustainable. Flying passengers at twice the speed of sound, ...

But other Concorde employees lost their jobs — particularly the flight engineers. When Concorde launched, this was a key aviation role, but by the early 21st century the role was becoming obsolete ...