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 ...

If you had been staring at the skies over London or Paris 50 years ago today, you might have seen something special. Jan 21 ...

We take a look back at the iconic Concorde airliner, and explore whether there's a viable future for supersonic aviation.

It only took four hours and ten minutes for the supersonic airliner to cross the pond.

How the first flights of Concorde reflected the exuberance and geopolitical realities of the time.

The aircraft flew from London to Bahrain on January 21 1976.

A Concorde test aircraft housed at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford played a vital role in the success of the first ...

2.02 Cruising speed of Concorde expressed as a Mach number (ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound), equal to around 1,350mph. 2.33 Average daily hours flown by each BA Concorde in test ...

At 28, Mike Bannister was the youngest person to fly Concorde, in 1977.

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 ...

Supersonic passenger flight worked technically – but never added up commercially It is 50 years since Concorde began ...

A set of stamps has been released to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Concorde flights. Royal Mail has produced 12 stamps which it said paid tribute to the supers ...