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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Tye flew Concorde planes for two years [John Tye] A former Concorde pilot said having the opportunity to fly the supersonic ...

How the first flights of Concorde reflected the exuberance and geopolitical realities of the time.

Concorde began its signature route from London Heathrow to JFK airport in New York in November 1977. That journey takes ...

At 28, Mike Bannister was the youngest person to fly Concorde, in 1977.

Supersonic passenger flight worked technically – but never added up commercially It is 50 years since Concorde began scheduled passenger flights, with British Airways operating a London-Bahrain ...

A former Concorde pilot who drove the plane to the edge of space has shared his "phenomenal" memories on the aircraft's anniversary. John Tye, 67, who flew the plane from 1998 to 2000, will be ...

It only took four hours and ten minutes for the supersonic airliner to cross the pond.

Sounds strange today, but not so long ago you could fly supersonic, on the iconic Concorde, out of Kent. We speak to the man ...

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

A former Concorde pilot said having the opportunity to fly the supersonic plane was "beyond my wildest dreams". John Tye, from Bristol, watched from the fence at London Heathrow as the inaugural ...