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Concorde – named for the English and French word for ‘unity’ – was like no other aircraft. It is perhaps the most iconic airliner of all time, its name a byword for speed, comfort and extravagance. It captured the public’s imagination and hearts, instilling them with a fervent passion. Concorde: An Icon in the News is a look at both the plane and its people. Using photos from Mirrorpix, one of the world’s largest picture libraries, it tracks the airliner from the Anglo-French drawing board to the final flight, through the eyes of the people who loved it most.
7th November, 2023 in Aviation, Biography & Memoir
Concorde was conceived in the 1950s, first flew in the 1960s and then took over 2.5million people to ‘the edge of space’ at twice the speed of sound for the rest of the 20th century. And into the 21st. Designed and developed by a team of far sighted British and French engineers,…
28th February, 2019 in Aviation
On 2 March 1969, Concorde took off from Toulouse for what was described as a ‘faultless’ maiden test flight. The flight lasted just 27 minutes, but it flew Concorde into history as surely the most iconic airliner of all time – as beloved by the fortunate travellers on board as by…
20th January, 2017 in Aviation
Concorde was an entirely new working environment. The familiar spacious cabins of the 747s were replaced with a narrow, low-ceilinged interior (the cabin height being 6ft 5 in (1.96m)) and grey leather seats that exuded exclusivity. This was more private jet than flying machine f…
5th April, 2016 in Aviation
A look back at the history of the iconic record-breaking supersonic airliner, from early developments in supersonic transport, through to the decommissioning of Concorde in 2003. 1954 February – A group meets to study the supersonic transport (SST) concept for the first…
