Did Concorde fly to Moscow?

British Airways' supersonic Concorde made its first trip to Moscow today, but the flight took five minutes longer than regular service. Soviet authorities would not give permission for the plane to fly supersonic through Soviet airspace, so changes had to be made in the flight pattern.



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Concorde Destinations
  • Africa. Abidjan. Agadir. Antanarivo. Aswan. Bamako. ...
  • The Americas. Abbotsford. Acapulco. Albany. Andrews AFB. ...
  • Australasia. Auckland. Brisbane. Christchurch. Darwin. ...
  • Europe & Middle East. Aarhus. Aalborg. Abu Dhabi. Albacete. ...
  • Far East. Bali. Bangkok. Bangui. Beijing. ...
  • United Kingdom. Aberdeen. Belfast. Birmingham. Boscombe Down.


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British Airways Concorde made just under 50,000 flights and flew more than 2.5m passengers supersonically.

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The aircraft quickly proved itself unquestionably as it reached speeds of up to 1,354 mph. To put that into context, that is around 800 mph faster than a Boeing 747 and over 350 mph faster than the earth spins on its axis!

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BA never suffered a serious accident with its seven strong fleet. Concorde service was profitable by the late 1980s and if not for the economic downturn and Air France Concorde crash of 2000, may have survived to this day.

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Such speed didn't come cheap, though: A transatlantic flight required the high-maintenance aircraft to gulp jet fuel at the rate of one ton per seat, and the average round-trip price was $12,000.

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The Concorde's retirement was due to a number of factors. The supersonic aircraft was noisy and extremely expensive to operate, which restricted flight availability. The operating costs required fare pricing that was prohibitively high for many consumers.

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Technical, financial, and regulatory hurdles make a return to the skies extremely unlikely. Concorde is an aircraft that captures the imagination and is instantly recognizable even to non-aviation fanatics.

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Concorde is sadly no longer flying, but it is still possible to visit some of the remaining 18 airframes, there are others not open to the public but you can still see them.

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In real life, Diana took several trips aboard the Concorde, both with Prince Charles and solo.

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The Concorde's production and operation was an enormous financial undertaking for both the United Kingdom and France, contributing to sky-high ticket pricing for most consumers.

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DALLAS — Today in Aviation, Anglo-French Concorde made its first-ever trans-Atlantic crossing in 1971 to Brazil. Concorde 001 (F-WTSS) left Toulouse as part of a two-week tour of South America, bound for Rio de Janeiro.

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But that hasn't stopped many aviation geeks from calling the new Boom supersonic aircraft Concorde 2.0, although the plane will officially be known under the name 'Overture'. Boom Supersonic's Overture plane is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026 and expected to carry passengers by 2029.

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Boom Supersonic, the US plane manufacturer, plans to have the answer with its new Overture jet, which is set to transport customers at twice the speed of today's fastest commercial aircraft, and is regarded as the new Concorde.

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Surprisingly, Concorde pilots were paid the same salary as commercial line pilots at BA and Air France. Concorde pilots at BA have the same salary as any mainline pilots flying any other aircraft. There is a salary scale depending on length of service. Top salary is 120,700 sterling basic for captains.

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