31 December 1968 Concorde’s Soviet rival, the Tupolev Tu-144, took off for the first time from a runway to the side of the factory where it was built in Zhukovski, southeast of Moscow. The plane was ...

A Concorde test aircraft housed at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford played a vital role in the success of the first ...

Celebrate Concorde as the supersonic aircraft turns 50. Explore its origins, prestige clientele and why the famous aircraft ...

Those who took the controls of Concorde say it was like no other airplane. Here they reveal the secrets of flying the world’s fastest commercial passenger aircraft at more than twice the speed of ...

A set of stamps has been released to mark the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Concorde flights. Royal Mail has produced 12 stamps which it said paid tribute to the supersonic aircraft's ...

Royal Mail is releasing some special stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of Concorde's first commercial flight.

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Supersonic passenger flight worked technically – but never added up commercially It is 50 years since Concorde began ...

The golden age of aviation returns as the UK celebrates the 50th anniversary of Concorde’s first commercial supersonic flights ...

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