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The Concorde Retires
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France and British Airways have both announced plans for the retirement
of their Concorde fleets by the end of the year. Air France said its last
supersonic flights would be May 31 and cited a steep decline in business
and increased maintenance costs for its decision. British Airways said
it would cease flying its supersonic jets on October 25, because of "commercial
reasons, with passenger revenue falling steadily against a backdrop of
rising maintenance costs for aircraft." After its retirement, British
Airways said, the Concorde would remain more widely accessible to less
wealthy passengers -- who would be able to view the jet in British museums.
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