Work starts to get Concorde flying

[Waynos]

I happen to agree. Its all right having an initial cost target to get it flying again, even if this is achieved the recurring costs, which are only going to go up and up, will quickly cripple the project. Look at XH558's ongoing funding issues, and Concorde is a lot more complex and expensive than she is.

 

[BombTaxi]

IIRC, the withdrawal of Concorde was down to the fatal incident at Paris, not cost-effectiveness or lack thereof?

 

[Matt308]

Wrong, the recurring costs were absorbed in a business model that included other revenue streams besides Concorde operations. She has been subsidized directly or indirectly since her inception. Get her back into airworthy shape and stick her into a museum.

Flying her is folly.

 

[Waynos]

IIRC, the withdrawal of Concorde was down to the fatal incident at Paris, not cost-effectiveness or lack thereof?

That is not correct. Concorde had been profitable for BA for a number of years but not for AF. The accident was not Concordes fault and BA never wanted to ground them in the first place, but not long after the mods had been completed and the type returned to service Airbus announced they were withdrawing support for the Concorde and cancelling its type certificate, thats why it was retired.