Mar 27th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Ever look at a pneumatic tube at a bank and think, "Why couldn't I travel like that?" A new form of high-tech transportation called Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) could take passengers in car-sized capsules traveling through tubes so fast that you could make it from New York to Beijing in two hours. Unlike pneumatic tubes that work with air and suction, the ETT works via magnetic levitation and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Concorde posts
Evacuated Tube Transport could take you to China in two hours
Mar 27th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Ever look at a pneumatic tube at a bank and think, "Why couldn't I travel like that?" A new form of high-tech transportation called Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) could take passengers in car-sized capsules traveling through tubes so fast that you could make it from New York to Beijing in two hours. Unlike pneumatic tubes that work with air and suction, the ETT works via magnetic levitation and ...Cockpit Chronicles: Hitching a ride to Kentucky in Concorde
Jul 15th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Occasionally, when pilots are together, the subject eventually will come around to airplanes. Specifically, just what airplane we'd most like to fly.
While I have a rather long list that includes the Ford Tri-Motor and the Spitfire, solidly at the top of the heap lies Concorde. An airplane so special, you're not even allowed to put 'the' in front of its name.
Since there was no possibility ...Northwest Airlines memorabilia becomes big with collectors
May 18th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Two years after being absorbed by Delta, Northwest Airlines has become a hot ticket again among airline collectors. Airline museums in Minnesota and Atlanta are seeking artifacts from Northwest and all things NWA-related are selling on eBay, according to the Detroit Free Press.
"It was the airline everyone loved to hate, but you know what? People are starting to miss it," said Bruce Kitt of ...Concorde supersonic jet to find new home in London
Oct 13th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Seven years after the final Concorde flight, one of the 11 remaining supersonic passenger jets may find a new home on London's South Bank, next to the London Eye. RHWL Architects, whose past projects include the British Airways headquarters and the Four Seasons Canary Wharf, are rumored to have planned a $35 million dollar double-decker display with a river boat landing underneath the plane.
...Rant: The world needs to return to the supersonic jetliner era
Sep 9th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
Forget warm meals, smiling flight attendants or the right to check bags for free - the one thing I miss the most in the aviation world is supersonic travel. Sure, Concorde was an insanely expensive way to travel, and the plane had its fair share of technical and environmental issues, but she stood for something very important - the realization that travel by air should be faster.
In this ...Concorde Hotels turns up the heat with summer deal
Jun 10th, 2010 at 8:00AM: The euro has never been lower, and Europe is calling. With the Concorde Hotels & Resorts "Summer Offer," you can get on a plane and out the door without breaking the bank. The Hotel Lutetia in Paris and Hotel de la Paix in Geneva are on the list, with rates as low as $159 a night – a savings of up to 30 percent.
Travel by the end of August, and you'll also get a buffet breakfast daily ...Concorde may once again fly - thanks to $22 million and a lot of hard work
Jun 1st, 2010 at 10:30AM: October 23rd 2003 is a date many aviation nuts will remember as the end of the era of supersonic passenger transportation.
It was the day the final Concorde flight took place, ferrying celebrities into London Heathrow airport.
Of course, her fate had already been sealed when Air France flight 4590 crashed just outside of Charles De Gaulle airport in July 2000 killing 113 people.
Her ...Decade old Concorde crash brings Continental Airlines to trial
Feb 1st, 2010 at 10:00AM: Tomorrow, Continental Airlines will have to answer to a French court about allegations it knowingly installed an unapproved part on one of its DC-10 aircraft. That small metal strip is partially blamed for the crash of Air France Concorde flight 4590 on July 25th 2000.
On that fateful day, 113 people lost their lives when the fuel tanks of the Concorde caught fire, sending the plane crashing ...Do Paris right for Valentine's Day at the Concorde Hotel
Jan 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: If you're looking to make a splash this Valentine's Day, there's simply no alternative to Paris. So, from February 5 through the end of the month, Concorde Hotels & Resorts is looking to make your Valentine's Day as romantic as possible. Head out to Paris, and you'll be able to pick up a room for as little as $276 a night -- nothing short of a bargain at a Concorde Hotel, and you'll pick up a ...Storm the Bastille with Concorde Hotels
Jun 21st, 2009 at 12:00PM: Need an excuse to head out to Europe this summer? Concorde Hotels & Resorts is ready to feed your jones for travel. The Concorde Summer package – just in time for Bastille Day – puts 22 hotels from around the world at your fingertips, from the Hotel Lutetia in Paris to the super-upscale Hotel de la Paix on the shores of Lake Geneva. You can join the party for as little as $115 a ...Hang with Andy Warhol in Paris
Apr 29th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Elvis may have left the building, but the man who immortalized him (no, not the colonel) has left his mark.
The Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais has scored a major win: the museum is playing host to 250 works by Andy Warhol. Quite simply, this doesn't happen. The exhibition, called "Warhol's Wide World," is a rare opportunity for pop art fanatics to immerse themselves in the accomplishments of ...Dubai plans to cut up the Concorde like the QE2
Apr 9th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Dubai has a thing for buying British vessels and cutting them up. Not long ago, it snapped up the retired cruise ship the QE2 with plans to cut it in half, add a section to the middle, and turn it into a floating hotel. The latest buy it and slice it plan is with one of seven British Concorde's.
A Dubai consortium wants to place the Concorde--sans wings, near the altered QE2 as part of its fake ...France is romance at Valentine's Day
Feb 7th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Put your economic woes an ocean away with a trip to France on Valentine's Day. Concorde Hotels & Resorts is offering great deals from February 13 to February 16 at its Parisian hotels, with rates starting at $172 a night. They're sweetening it with a daily buffet breakfast for two, a 50 percent discount on the second night and a special surprise gift that they wouldn't even reveal to me (ugh). ...A New Supersonic Passenger Jet on the Horizon
Oct 27th, 2008 at 10:30AM: Five years ago, the famed Concorde supersonic jet made its final flight. Most people thought that when the final French-designed craft set down, it would be the last anyone would hear about supersonic passenger jets for a long time. But one American company is making big and brash talk about its Concorde-like craft, which could be in the air in 2012 and ready to carry passengers by 2015. The ...The top eight things I miss most about the current state of air travel
Aug 29th, 2008 at 2:00PM: There is no denying it - Air travel is not what it used to be. The industry has been in a steady decline for years. Long before "terrorists" were being blamed for taking your pretzels away, airlines were blaming deregulation, fuel prices, pixie dust or whatever excuse was in fashion that week. A lot has changed in recent years and, in no particular order, here are the top ten things I miss in the ...Continental faces manslaughter charges for Concorde crash
Mar 13th, 2008 at 10:30AM: It is hard to believe it has been 8 years since the Air France Concorde crashed. I still remember vividly the image of it on fire. Now, a French prosecutor has asked judges to bring manslaughter charges against Continental over the crash outside of Paris in 2000 and recommended similar charges against two Continental employees and two French officials, BBC reports.
A French inquiry said the ...Bits of the Concorde to be Auctioned Off
_thumbnail.jpg)
Sep 30th, 2007 at 7:46AM: Were it not for the iconic bent, needle nose, the Concorde would probably have been just another airplane. Sure, it flew at supersonic speeds and featured only First Class, but it was that funky bent nose that really hammered this extraordinary plane into the public psyche. The Concorde, however, was finally retired in 2003 and with it disappeared a little piece of aviation history. But not ...
