But after a crash just after take-off in Paris in July 2000, in which all 109
people on board and four people on the ground were killed, its reputation
never fully recovered.

Amid the backdrop of a struggling airline industry after the September 11
terrorist attacks, British Airways and Air France cancelled their services
in 2003.

There have been fleeting attempts to revive the astonishing airliner, largely
by Virgin boss Richard Branson, but they have not come to fruition.

We look back at the history of Concorde and what made it such a revolutionary
aircraft.

• Eurofighter range is insufficient so cannot complete journey. But calculated
approximately allowing 30 minutes lost in refueling time (in part from have
to travel at a slower speed), with air-to-air refueling every 2,000 miles
(maximum range is 2,350 miles). Also allowed a total of 15 minutes for
take-off and landing.

† Approximation – Distance between two places divided by cruise speed,
allowing a total of 30 minutes for take-off and landing.

Interactive timeline of Concorde’s history