You might think passengers taking off or landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport would feel unsettled seeing a supersonic Concorde jet mounted on a steel frame alongside the runway, with its needle-like ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A British Airways Concorde taking off at Heathrow in 2001 - Getty There were many adjectives, superlatives and descriptions thrown ...

From 1976 until 2003, passengers in Europe and the U.S. enjoyed supersonic flights across the Atlantic. For a substantial premium, travelers could cut their travel time in half, crossing the Atlantic ...

Of all the commercial aircraft that have been in operation since the beginning days of flight technology, the Concorde stands alone as the fastest and longest-serving supersonic airliner. The aircraft ...

This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major news stories in the past. Listen to the full audio story to hear NPR's archival audio. There was a time when you could ...