But the horrific 2000 crash of flight 4590 marked a turning point for this iconic aviation brand. The Concorde was once the peak of cutting-edge aircraft design and a status symbol for the world's ...

British Airways' last Concorde flight for fare-paying passengers has landed in New York, marking a bitter-sweet end to a great chapter in aviation history. Most passengers who walked off the plane ...

PARIS -- A preliminary report into last month's Concorde tragedy ... assessment of technical issues surrounding the crash of the Air France plane and will not look to attribute blame.

Highly interesting documentary Concorde's Last Flight tells the story of ... at twice the speed of sound but it was it's final flight and the crash just outside Paris of Air France Flight AF4590 ...

PARIS -- Air accident investigators have confirmed in a preliminary report published Thursday that a burst tyre set off the chain of events that caused an Air France Concorde to crash, killing 113 ...

Real Engineering What Actually Happened to the Concorde Posted: March 31, 2025 | Last updated: March 31, 2025 The 2000 crash of Air France Flight 4590 marked the tragic downfall of the iconic ...

There were 57 instances of Concorde planes suffering burst or punctured tyres before last July's ... report into the crash added. Thirty of these 57 incidents since the plane came into service ...

Mechanics and other Air France employees would volunteer to board the special flight, he said. The Transportation Ministry grounded all Air France Concorde flights following the crash, and this ...

British Airways has taken the “unprecedented step” of canceling two Concorde flights ... its transatlantic flight. Share prices in Air France fell following news of the crash, closing 3.5 ...