How the legacy of an aviation icon lives on today.

It was the airborne modern marvel of a golden age of travel. When Concorde first took to the skies in 1969, it quickly became a symbol of speed, luxury, and Anglo-French engineering prowess.

Until Nasa and Lockheed Martin claimed their experimental X-59 may lead to a son of Concorde, the notion of commercial supersonic travel had been in long retirement.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and ...

LONDON (CNN) -- French aviation officials have joined their British counterparts in confirming the suspension of Concorde's airworthiness certificate until the plane's safety can be guaranteed.

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 ...

Up in the air: It was one of Whyld's first jobs as a photographer. He had to stand on the skid of a helicopter, suspended 3,000 feet in the air. Pictured here: Whyld in 2003, the year he photographed ...

On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde supersonic jet crashed on takeoff from Paris, killing 113 people, including four on ...

(Reuters) - The trial of U.S. carrier Continental Airlines and five individuals begins on Tuesday over the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people. The defendants, including the ...