31 December 1968 Concorde’s Soviet rival, the Tupolev Tu-144, took off for the first time from a runway to the side of the factory where it was built in Zhukovski, southeast of Moscow. The plane was ...

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

The sleek supersonic Concorde was the "Queen of the Skies." 50 years ago, Air France and British Airways launched scheduled service.

Supersonic passenger flight worked technically – but never added up commercially It is 50 years since Concorde began ...