Concorde

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In the 1970s, Caracas was one of the first destinations for Air France’s high-speed Concorde jets, a marker of a rising nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The supersonic Concorde passenger jet was retired in 2003.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

In an era of high technological achievements, such as the moon landing and Concorde, three-time champion Stewart was the blueprint for the modern sportsperson.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Back when the Concorde zipped back and forth across the Atlantic, from 1976 to 2003, commercial supersonic travel was a daily reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

It’s an attractive and drizzly winter’s night, scraps of melting snow shored up against the edges of the Place de la Concorde, the city looking ghostly, its windows jeweled with raindrops.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr