I got to fly Concorde and a Boeing 737 at Newcastle Flight Simulator Centre

With no aviation experience, I tried my hand at piloting two iconic aircraft, and even got to fly a Jet Ranger Helicopter ...
Daily Express

The 'new Concorde' that will fly from London to New York in just 3.5 hours

A new supersonic airplane set to be the successor to Concorde could bring passengers between London and New York in just three and a half hours, according to bosses. Boom Technology’s new Overture ...
MARCA

50 years of Concorde: the highs (it was supersonic) and the lows (a fatal accident in 2000 that sank it)

With the Concorde, a passenger could leave Paris at 10:30 and arrive in New York at 8:15 local time, gaining time on the clock. The fastest transatlantic journey was made on February 7, 1996, going ...
BBC

'Concorde could fly you on day-trip to Niagara Falls'

When it took its maiden flight 50 years ago, Concorde was the epitome of luxury and glamour. The supersonic aircraft first flew passengers on simultaneous flights from London to Bahrain and Paris to ...
Travel Mole

Air France celebrates the 50th anniversary of Concorde’s first commercial flight

Air France commemorates this week the most extraordinary flying dream of the human mankind : Concorde. While British Airways keeps so far a low profile in celebrating… On 21 January 1976, Air France ...
The Independent

Concorde chief pilot: Passenger planes won’t break sound barrier until ‘around 2050’

New 50p coin unveiled to mark 50th anniversary of first Concorde flight Get Travel Insider with Simon Calder. A newsletter packed with tips, deals, inspiration, and the latest travel news Get the ...
Yahoo

What it was like to pilot the supersonic Concorde jet

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those who took the controls of Concorde say it was like no other airplane. Pilots tell CNN Travel the secrets of flying the ...
The Daily Telegraph

50 years on, the story of Concorde still has the power to surprise

Half a century since its first commercial flight, we reveal 10 little-known facts about this icon of supersonic travel Chris is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience in ...
BBC

'Flying Concorde was beyond my wildest dreams'

A former Concorde pilot said having the opportunity to fly the supersonic plane was "beyond my wildest dreams". John Tye, from Bristol, watched from the fence at London Heathrow as the inaugural ...
The Yorkshire Post

Concorde: supersonic plane marked by Royal Mail’s new 50th anniversary UK stamps - including last flight

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The Independent

Concorde by numbers – from minus 60C to £9,179

1 Number of female pilots and flight engineers employed on British Airways’ Concorde operations; the corresponding number for men is 171. Barbara Harmer had an interesting career as a hairdresser and ...