A former Concorde engineer speaks to the BBC about discovering he worked alongside a Russian spy at the height of the Cold ...

French and British officials are meeting to discuss the future of Concorde after it was grounded in the wake of the Air France Concorde crash outside Paris last month in which 113 people died.

Concorde’s Mach-2 eclipse chase (30 June 1973) set the airborne totality record of 74 minutes and cemented its legacy as a ...

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Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A Concorde ...

On November 26, 2003, supersonic airplane Concorde made its last flight, returning to the airfield near Bristol, in southwest England, where it’s remained since. As this marvel of modern engineering ...

The 1960s were a period of change, transition and unstoppable optimism. It was the age when propeller driven aircraft had all but been phased out by jets, man had successfully gone to space and ...

In 1956, the Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee met in England to discuss building a supersonic airliner by British aircraft and engine manufacturers and the government. The project – named ...

On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde crashed just outside of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing 113 people. The tragedy had the net effect of first grounding all Concordes, and ultimately ...

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 ...