France joins Britain in revoking Concorde airworthiness certificate. LONDON (CNN) -- French aviation officials have joined their British counterparts in confirming the suspension ...

A number of factors led to the Concorde ceasing all operations in 2003, including a fatal crash that killed 113 people in 2000 Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty The Concorde was the ...

The world’s first supersonic passenger airliner—the Soviet Tu-144—may have become history after a brief but troubled stint ...

Ready that gin and tonic — because once again we’re going supersonic - A quarter of a century after Concorde, Lucas Chancellor meets the man set to fly us at the speed of sound ...

Aided by a quartet of Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde, the world's only commercially successful supersonic passenger plane, was capable of flying at speeds up to 1,354 mph (2,179 kph).

On this day, the 1st October, in 1969, Concorde first showed off its real party trick - breaking the sound barrier, writes Eliot Wilson.

Of all the commercial aircraft that have been in operation since the beginning days of flight technology, the Concorde stands alone as the fastest and longest-serving supersonic airliner. The aircraft ...

It would make a great Jeopardy question — what was the first airliner in the world to reach supersonic speeds? Many people would likely answer the Concorde, the distinctive and sleek supersonic ...

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 ...