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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 66. Chapters: Concorde, KLM, Braathens, KLM uk, Air France, AirUK, Air France Flight 4590, Air France accidents and incidents, KLM destinations, Air France destinations, Transavia.com, 125 West 55th Street, KLM Cityhopper, KLM Open, CityJet, VLM Airlines, Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, Transavia.com destinations, Brit Air, Air France Robbery, Transavia Denmark ApS, Transavia.com France, Servair, L. M. van Wijk, Peter Hartman, KLM Cityhopper destinations, Air Charter International, NetherLines, Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne destinations, Transavia.com France destinations, Brit Air destinations, Transavia Denmark destinations. Excerpt: The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport (SST). It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercial flights for 27 years. Among other destinations, Concorde flew regular transatlantic flights from London Heathrow (British Airways) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Air France) to New York JFK, profitably flying these routes at record speeds, in less than half the time of other airliners. With only 20 aircraft built, their development represented a substantial economic loss, in addition to which Air France and British Airways were subsidised by their governments to buy them. As a result of the type's only crash on 25 July 2000 and other factors, its retirement flight was on 26 November 2003. Concorde's name reflects the development agreement between the United Kingdom and France. In the UK, any or all of the type-unusual for an aircraft-are known simply as "Concorde". The aircraft is regarded by many as an aviation icon. Concorde's final flight, G-BOAF from Heathrow to Bristol, on 26 November 2003. The extremely high fineness ratio of the fuselage is evident. Concorde on takeoff Pre-production Concorde 101 on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK. Concorde G-BOAB in storage at London Heathrow Airport following the end of all Concorde flying. This aircraft flew for 22,296 hours between its first flight in 1976 and its final flight in 2000.In the late 1950s, the United Kingdom, France, United States, and Soviet Union were considering developing supersonic transport. The British Bristol Aeroplane Company and the French Sud Aviation were both working on designs, called the Type 223 and Super-Caravelle, respectively. Both were largely funded by their respective governments. The British design was for a thin-winged delta shape (w