But there were a plethora of reasons which forced the French-British venture to stop flying - but what were they? Concorde remains the most renowned aircraft ever, more than 50 years since it was ...

British Airways iconic Concorde aircraft made its way back home to the Intrepid Museum from the Brooklyn Navy Yard on a barge Tuesday, crossing under the Brooklyn Bridge and sailing the Hudson.

(Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images) In the meantime as with Concorde, the XB-1 test model ... aircraft, which had been flying commercial services for 27 years, was retired by British Airways ...