A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

The Concorde also flew from Gbadolite in Zaire to Europe. The plane was often hired by Mobutu Se Seseko to fly him and his ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

The aircraft smashed through the 767mph ... Several reasons led to the decision to retire Concorde. Air France and British Airways cited low passenger numbers and high maintenance costs.

CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet ... It was also the only aircraft in the British Airways fleet that required a flight engineer.