Apr 10 2003
From The Space Library
British Airways and Air France announced that, because of poor economic conditions, supersonic jet travel aboard Concorde jets would end in October after 26 years of the premium service. British Airways announced it would retire its fleet of seven at the end of October, and Air France announced it would stop flying its Concorde aircraft on 31 May, with a definitive retirement date for the fleet set for 31 October. (Los Angeles Times, “Economic Woes Bring End to Flights of Supersonic Jets,” 10 April 2003.
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