No more Concorde

I think this sucks...

How else would you get to New York from London in 3 hrs.. lol..

Anyone else think this sucks? or think it's for the best? (Damn you)

nope, don't mind it

from what I heard, not many took those flights anyway

I do. 'cos I think this was one of the greatest things France could pride itself on.

Plus I would have liked to fly on it one day... 🙁

*cries*

become a millionaire, buy one and fly it as much as you want 🙂

Awww, there there G.P 🙁

It doesn't really affect me, but I would have liked to have flown on it one day.

🙁🙁

yeah it really sucks.

And this all started with one damn crash. Damnit!

Its not so much the crash as it is the economy. Not many people can afford to spend $10,000 on a plane ticket.

Besides, the Concorde's sonic boom scares fish in the ocean, so atleast they'll be happy! 😛

Originally posted by Tex
Its not so much the crash as it is the economy. Not many people can afford to spend $10,000 on a plane ticket.

Besides, the Concorde's sonic boom scares fish in the ocean, so atleast they'll be happy! 😛

yeah i know that the concorde wasn't very practical for most people(cause most can't afford it) but i think the crash set in motion/gave a reason for an investigation of the pros and cons of concords.

Not really, Concorde was suffering before the Paris crash, 9/11, the aging fleet, technological innovations in teleconferencing and rising fuel costs were the final axe.

Indeed. Still, they were cool planes. Not everyday that you see a plane that can go faster than the speed of sound.

batman could 😉

🙄

jimminy jelocars batrex!

Twice the speed of sound 🪩

why did british airways have to finish concorde and why didn't our government intervene.... but to be honest Im not that bothered.

There was alot of people who think one thing that was important to Britain has gone...and I saw people who were actually to upset to watch the news because of it.

Strange people. But I guess it's ashame it has gone; it was supposed to last for at least another 5 years perhaps even longer.

Richard Branson wanted to buy 1 plane and continue to fly it, by BA and AF refused to sell.

Virgin's offer was irrelevant- Airbus, who make the parts, are withdrawing Concorde's flight license, which is why BA ceased flights. No matter who owned the plane it wouldn't be able to fly commercially any more.

Could it havr flown privately chartered?

thats why the government should have intervened 🙁