Why was CONCORDE taken down?

The Concorde was taken down because it was not turning a profit.EboyLOL

oh.:(

[QUOTE="EboyLOL"]The Concorde was taken down because it was not turning a profit.kirk4ever

oh.:(

I was just reading more about it on Wikipedia and it seems that that was the main cause, worsened by the economical effect of the 9/11 attacks.

Its a pretty strange story really... In 1976, when Concorde was operational, you could go from London to New York in about 3 and a half hours. Now, 30 years on, technology has actually backtracked.. the fastest commercial jet will get you there in about 7 hours. Ridiculous really :?

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[QUOTE="EboyLOL"]The Concorde was taken down because it was not turning a profit.skinnypete91

oh.:(

I was just reading more about it on Wikipedia and it seems that that was the main cause, worsened by the economical effect of the 9/11 attacks.

Its a pretty strange story really... In 1976, when Concorde was operational, you could go from London to New York in about 3 and a half hours. Now, 30 years on, technology has actually backtracked.. the fastest commercial jet will get you there in about 7 hours. Ridiculous really :?

so that why ..and a guy did tell me concorde cancelation was a backtrack in science..dammnit OSAMA!!!!

There are a couple of factors.

1. That was not the first Concorde crash.

2. There were alot of new sound regulations coming in which restricted Concorde.

3. And mostly, like said before, they were'nt pulling in the money. It was unecinomical.

There are a couple of factors.

1. That was not the first Concorde crash.

2. There were alot of new sound regulations coming in which restricted Concorde.

3. And mostly, like said before, they were'nt pulling in the money. It was unecinomical.

blakout3

What? I'm pretty sure they only ever had one crash :?

[QUOTE="blakout3"]

There are a couple of factors.

1. That was not the first Concorde crash.

2. There were alot of new sound regulations coming in which restricted Concorde.

3. And mostly, like said before, they were'nt pulling in the money. It was unecinomical.

skinnypete91

What? I'm pretty sure they only ever had one crash :?

I know there were at least two, and I'm pretty sure there was a few more

[QUOTE="skinnypete91"][QUOTE="blakout3"]

There are a couple of factors.

1. That was not the first Concorde crash.

2. There were alot of new sound regulations coming in which restricted Concorde.

3. And mostly, like said before, they were'nt pulling in the money. It was unecinomical.

xboxdudeman800

What? I'm pretty sure they only ever had one crash :?

I know there were at least two, and I'm pretty sure there was a few more

i dont think its because of crashes or else they would have taken down all planes

[QUOTE="skinnypete91"][QUOTE="blakout3"]

There are a couple of factors.

1. That was not the first Concorde crash.

2. There were alot of new sound regulations coming in which restricted Concorde.

3. And mostly, like said before, they were'nt pulling in the money. It was unecinomical.

xboxdudeman800

What? I'm pretty sure they only ever had one crash :?

I know there were at least two, and I'm pretty sure there was a few more

Yeah, I just found an article that mentions them, nothing fatal though, just "minor" accidents. Link

[QUOTE="xboxdudeman800"][QUOTE="skinnypete91"][QUOTE="blakout3"]

There are a couple of factors.

1. That was not the first Concorde crash.

2. There were alot of new sound regulations coming in which restricted Concorde.

3. And mostly, like said before, they were'nt pulling in the money. It was unecinomical.

skinnypete91

What? I'm pretty sure they only ever had one crash :?

I know there were at least two, and I'm pretty sure there was a few more

Yeah, I just found an article that mentions them, nothing fatal though, just "minor" accidents. Link

then its just because of money..but does any1 know how much was a TICKET?

If i remember correctly, they were VERY expensive

Apparently about £6200 (about $12500)!

I'm pretty surprised by that. It's obviously a hell of a lot to pay, but for some people their time is worth that much money...

I don't think its just about the money... but obviously with the 9/11 attacks doing a lot of damage to the air industr, it was "the final nail in the coffin" so to speak.