The final plane rolled out of the factory doors in 1979, and scheduled flights continued until 2003, when the last Air France ...

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

"Based on Air disasters : up in flames, created by Cineflix and shown in the United States on the Smithsonian Channel."--Title page verso. Contents The white bird -- "You have flames behind you" -- A ...

On July 25, 2000 the Concorde jet designated as Air France Flight 4590 crashed two minutes after takeoff from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport on its scheduled flight to New York City. The plane’s ...

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...