The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...

A former airline captain said it appeared that the plane's right landing gear collapsed within seconds of touching down in ...

A former airline captain said it appears that the plane's right landing gear collapsed within seconds of touching down in ...

A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to ...

and the lever to control the tilt of the Concorde's nose. This was an essential control for the pilots, as the Concorde’s design ordinarily blocked their view of the tarmac below. By way of example, ...

The year was 1981, and 47-year-old Captain Brian Walpole was flying high. As one of the first British Airways (BA) Concorde pilots, Mr Walpole had what he called “the best seat in the house”. Week ...

I am a natural optimist. But when Concorde finished, my daughter Amy, who’s now 31 but was 9, I think, when the announcement was made, she was in tears because she always wanted to be a pilot and she ...

former Chief Concorde Pilot, British Airways. He emphasized that, over millennia, the human race has always wanted to move faster, citing the domestication of the horse, followed by the development of ...

Former Chief Concorde pilot Mike Bannister is pictured in the cockpit of a G-BBDG Concorde plane at the Brooklands Museum, Weybridge in 2009. He’s now a trustee of the museum. (Photo ...

marking the first human-piloted civil supersonic flight since the Concorde's retirement over 20 years ago. The XB-1, piloted by chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, reached an altitude ...

Former chief Concorde pilot for British Airways, Mike Bannister, told Independent: “I’ve been waiting over 20 years for the return of supersonic speeds, and XB-1’s historic flight is a major landmark ...