| Concorde | |
|---|---|
 British Airways Concorde in 1986 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Supersonic airliner |
| Manufacturer | BAC (now BAE Systems) Sud Aviation (now Airbus) |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | British Airways |
| Number built | 20 (including 6 non-airline aircraft)[1][2] |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 21 January 1976 |
| First flight | 2 March 1969 |
| Retired | 26 November 2003 |
Twenty Concorde aircraft were built: two prototypes, two pre-production aircraft, two development aircraft and 14 production aircraft for commercial service. With the exception of two of the production aircraft, all are preserved, mostly in museums. One aircraft was scrapped in 1994, and another was destroyed in the Air France Flight 4590 crash in 2000.
- ^ Towey 2007, p. 359.
- ^ "Ageing luxury jet". BBC News. 25 July 2000.