Concorde

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In the 1970s, Caracas was one of the first destinations for Air France’s high-speed Concorde jets, a marker of a rising nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The supersonic Concorde passenger jet was retired in 2003.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

The test flight of a plane called XB-1, developed by the company Boom Supersonic, became the first civilian jet to break the sound barrier since the Concorde.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Coming back, we went from Kenya to London, which is a long flight, then we got on the Concorde.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

My secretary, Judy Fella, had used her not inconsiderable charm to persuade British Airways to give herself and me free seats on a Concorde as a publicity venture.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking