As the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, Concorde was popular with royals, celebrities, and business executives.

The first commercial Concorde flights took off on January 21, 1976. Two Concordes, each operated by one of the partner airlines that funded and developed the supersonic technology, departed ...

But other Concorde employees lost their jobs — particularly the flight engineers. When Concorde launched, this was a key aviation role, but by the early 21st century the role was becoming obsolete ...

(CNN) — On January 21, 1976 a teenage John Tye was among crowds of onlookers clinging to a chain link fence, cheering as the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight departed from London’s ...