We take a look back at the iconic Concorde airliner, and explore whether there's a viable future for supersonic aviation.

If you had been staring at the skies over London or Paris 50 years ago today, you might have seen something special. Jan 21 ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

The aircraft flew from London to Bahrain on January 21 1976.

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

The closest I’ve ever been to being on a supersonic flight was looking at the Concorde on static display at the Intrepid Museum in New York. But, for an entire generation of travelers and aviators, ...

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 ...

A set of stamps has been released to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Concorde flights. Royal Mail has produced 12 stamps which it said paid tribute to the supers ...

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The... 20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for ...