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Concorde was discontinued in 2003 after the crash of Air France Flight 4590; but, high fuel consumption and the beginning of the era of high jet fuel prices also contributed to its cancellation.
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Retirement Concorde's final flight: G-BOAF from Heathrow to Bristol, on 26 November 2003. The extremely high fineness ratio of the fuselage is evident. A Concorde at the Intrepid Museum in New York City. On 10 April 2003, Air France and British Airways simultaneously announced they would retire Concorde later that year.
30 cze 2023 · Why was Concorde retired? Despite its innovations, the Concorde wasn’t a monument to efficiency. The Concorde was designed well before the oil-price shock of the 1970s, so even though it was a...
24 lis 2023 · Why was Concorde retired? There were a multitude of factors that led to Concorde’s retirement – both commercial and safety-related. The aircraft was noisy and extremely expensive to operate,...
19 kwi 2021 · On April 17th, 2019, Jet Airways officially grounded all flights and ceased operations until further notice. After 26 years of flying, the carrier had finally gone bankrupt and looked to have little chance of coming back.
24 gru 2022 · Former United CEO Oscar Munoz shared precisely why his company decided to retire the jet. He explained that it had started to become a struggle to maintain. Ultimately, the age of the type has reduced its efficiency across the board. Munoz said the following, as reported by Business Insider.
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.
