1. Fading Allure of a Glamorous Icon.
- Author
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Trottman, Melanie, Cummins, Chip, Higgins, Michelle, Michaels, Dan, and Prada, Paulo
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CONCORDE (Jet transports) , *AIRCRAFT accidents , *AIR travel , *AIRLINE industry , *PUBLIC opinion , *ACCIDENTS - Abstract
Discusses the fading popularity of the Concorde, the only commercial supersonic set of airplanes in the world. Age of the thirteen Concordes in existence; Crash of a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000, just outside Paris, France and the effect on the jet's popularity; Complaints from travelers about the poor service and cramped seating in the airplane; Attraction of the jet and its speed.
- Published
- 2000