Comparing the Boom Overture to Concorde and its commercial viability.
Since the last Concorde touched down for the final time in 2003, commercial aviation has operated at a curious standstill.
Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A Concorde ...
On January 21, 1976 a teenage John Tye was among crowds of onlookers clinging to a chain link fence, cheering as the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight departed from London’s Heathrow ...