As the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, Concorde was popular with royals, celebrities, and business executives.

(CNN) — On January 21, 1976 a teenage John Tye was among crowds of onlookers clinging to a chain link fence, cheering as the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight departed from London’s ...

Once the Concorde was in the air, it would climb fast, “at 100 knots faster than an ordinary subsonic jet,” as former Concorde First Officer Tony Yule explains. “You would probably climb somewhere ...

Tye reckons it’s “something that could definitely happen again,” but points out engines would need to be quieter and more fuel efficient. “We couldn’t have Concorde engines now, they’re far too noisy ...