The 2000 crash of Air France Flight 4590 marked the tragic downfall of the iconic Concorde, the world’s fastest commercial ...

The Concorde's time ended following the crash of Air France Flight 4590 on July 25, 2000. This was the only fatal crash in ...

The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach ...

Air France grounded its Concorde fleet after a crash in the Paris suburb of Gonesse on July 25, 2000, that killed 109 people on the plane and four on the ground. Britain followed suit weeks later.

Talk about a steep descent. When the Concorde took off on its first flight 20 years ago, its supersonic speeds and stratospheric fares made it the quintessence of space-age luxury travel. But ...

Air France and British Airways announced they would be retiring their fleet of Concorde planes on April 10, 2003. Later that year, in October, the supersonic passenger airplane had its final flight.

Air France said Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Continental Airlines because it believes a metal strip from a Continental DC-10 led to the crash of its Concorde jet in July. French in… ...

PARIS (AP) -- An Air France Concorde en route to New York City crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff Tuesday, slamming into a hotel and restaurant. All 109 people aboard were reported killed ...

On June 12, 2003, Air France honored that agreement, donating Concorde F-BVFA to the Museum upon the completion of its last flight. This aircraft was the first Air France Concorde to open service to ...

Concorde is a story of joy, of emotion, of technical prowess," said Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, an Air France staffer, before the flight departed with 58 passengers, three pilots and eight cabin crew.

Concorde flights are to end after more than three decades of luxury travel. British Airways and Air France made simultaneous announcements that they would be permanently grounding the famous ...

Air France grounds Concorde until cause of crash is known. John Lichfield. Saturday 29 July 2000 00:00 BST. Comments. Your support helps us to tell the story. Read more. Support Now.