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Concorde to be Grounded

Posted by michael on from the you-couldn't-afford-it-anyway dept.

Goonie writes "This BBC article reports that Concorde flights are to come to an end in October. It may be a noisy and costly anachronism, but it's sad to see the end of perhaps the coolest commercial plane ever to fly." The financial wires carried a story the other day showing how much jet fuel demand has dropped recently.

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  1. Re:Shame by boogy+nightmare · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    how is sub sonic even close to twice the speed of sound....

    oh yes, its american it must be good

    stop kidding your self

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  2. Re:Concorde fallacy... by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    log in or fuck off

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  3. Re:Where are the Concorde replacements? by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think we'll all be flying Pork Airlines before Boeing collaborates with a European or Japanese partner - American pride wouldn't allow it.

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