Concorde

I find it very sad to think we will no longer see the beautiful sight of Concorde taking off and landing at Heathrow. From the office where I work, we could see it going up, and we could always set our watches by it at 10.50am. We all used to stop to see it go up, it was such a brilliant sight. But know, since the terrible accident in Paris, seeing it at that time taking off, it made us all stop and look. It was very eerie to see. I guess we all had our own thoughts. If it never flies again it will be a shame. It is like a London Bus, or a Black cab, England is known for Concorde. What will replace it? Hmm... I guess time will tell... Thank you Concorde for ...  Read the complete review

I have to admit that if there were only cars of a certain model on the road, and when they punctured a tyre, one of the buggers went up in flames, I wouldn't buy that car. Concorde is invested with an enormous amount of significance; I didn't go round telling people that I'd travelled Boeing 757 to Sydney last year because no-one would give a monkey's, and no-one seems to know what Club Class is, despite the fact that it is infinitely more luxurious than Concorde. Nevertheless, I travelled on Concorde in 1997 and I can still dine out on telling people about it. Occasionally, Concorde used to fly out from Manchester over my work and my ...  Read the complete review

This cannot be the swansong of Concorde. Investigations have shown it was an accident & not a major fault with the design or maintenance of the aircraft so why is it still grounded? As has been said, the world would not ground every 747 if one crashed. Most people who have seen this magnificent plane in flight stand transfixed as she flees past. I live very close to Heathrow & have seen her thousands of times, I always watch with a sense of pride. It has been my ambition to fly on Concorde ever since I first saw her as a child, I was within 13 months of achieving my dream as my husband was to take me on my dream flight for my 25th anniversary ...  Read the complete review

Poor old Concorde. It looks like the end of the road ( or runway) for this majestic bird. Once the pride of the fleet it has now been the reduced to the grounded burden of British Airways. The bird is now a 35 year old design with between 25 and 30 year old airframe. Due to the high levels of stress involved in supersonic flight, it is bound to be weakened. This may be the case but did you know that the Russians also had a Concorde? It was originally nicknamed "KonKordski" because of its similarity to our own Concorde. The Russians freely admited at a later date that they "borrowed" some of their design from the European one! Their ...  Read the complete review

Oh Dear - what an incredibly tragic accident, not just for those who died, their families and friends, but for a part of the magic of human flight. Having flown on Concorde, I can honestly say that it must be one of the greatest experiences available to anyone, regardless of their age or financial position. To think that such a wonderful machine may be coming to the end of its useful life must surely bring a tear to the eye of anyone who has been lucky enough to have travelled on one, however briefly. The age-old problem, of course, is at what point do we consider that the safety of the passengers can no longer be guaranteed at a cost that makes ...  Read the complete review