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Concorde. Concorde ( ⫽ ˈkɒŋkɔːrd ⫽) is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France and the UK signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme ...
Air France Flight 4590, a chartered Concorde (F-BTSC) departing from De Gaulle airport in Paris bound for New York's JFK Airport crashed into a hotel in Gonesse, France, just after takeoff. All 109 people on board died along with four people on the ground.
At the time of the Air France accident in 2000, the Concorde had not experienced a single accident involving a fatality during its nearly 25 years of service. History of Flight. On July 25, 2000, Concorde registered F-BTSC, operated by Air France as a charter flight, AFR 4590, was scheduled to fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle to New York.
Air France Flight 4590 was the Concord’s only fatal accident in its 31-year history (no other commercial aircraft has matched that record). At the time, with a record of zero accidents per km traveled before the accident, the Concorde qualified as the safest airliner in the world.
Jul 23, 2019 · Air France Flight 4590 crashes. The flight started out as normal, according to the BEA report. 30 minutes before the flight was supposed to take off, the flight crew came in contact with the control tower to request for the whole of Runway 26R for a scheduled take off at 14:30.
Nov 8, 2022 · It’s been more than 22 years since a tragic accident sealed the fate of Concorde. The Air France Concorde, registered F-BTSC, was set to operate flight 4590 on July 25th, 2000, packed with excited passengers heading to New York from Paris. But due to a bizarre combination of chance events, the 100 passengers and nine crew members would never ...
Aug 28, 2021 · F-BTSC, the aircraft involved in the accident. (Michel Gilliand) On the 25th of July 2000, one hundred passengers gathered at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, ready to board Air France flight 4590, a chartered Concorde service from Paris to New York.
