WHAT'S

The website is still be continuously updated, (eg news section and pictures) but I will now only list on this page where new sections are added, or where major updates are undertaken.

8/1/04

Loads of small updates all over the site, including the aircraft hrs for the development fleet.

17/12/03

Latest News Section - updated with a complete rundown on the Concorde fleet as of the day we celebrated 100 years of powered flight

5th Dec

Been too busy to update this page...sorry! but loads of updated have been done including all the final fligh hrs and number of flights, BA retirement info and keeping the news page up to date.

31/10/03

Latest News Section - updated with G-BOAC's retirement flight to Manchester

Links- added in soem new ones!

30/10/03

Latest News Section - updated with retirement announcement and press releases

27/10/03

Loads of updates over the past week, just not had time to do this page!

Status of BA fleet all updated to "retired." :-(((

19/10/03

Boston page is live in the BA tour index

18/10/03

Updated the 4 Concorde formation flight page in the history section

16/10/03

BA North American and UK tour section added, this will feature details and pitures from the flights

Toronto page is live

15/10/03

Latest News Section - updated with flight to Washington news

14/10/03

Added in a list of all desitnations that Concorde has flown to, into the history section

13/10/03

Latest News Section - Preliminary details of the Museums for the BA fleet added to the site.

Retirement Status - updated

8/10/03

Latest News Section - Loads of updates icuding the US tour

Other updates throighout the site including the retirement section and some new pictures and updated details.

17/9/03

Latest News Section - updated with details of the Concorde's unscheduled visit to Cardiff

12/9/03

Latest News Section - updated details of the Air France charity Concorde auction

30/8/03

Latest News Section - updated details of the Barbados services

28/8/03

Concorde 202 page - updated with some further nostes on its history

 

22/8/03

Concorde 202 page - updated with 4 new pictures from the 80's after she stopped flying

Concorde 201 page - updated with new pictures and info.

20/8/03

Latest News Section - updated with news on the re-assembly of F-BVFB

18/8/03

Latest News Section - updated with Washington and Boston visit Details

13/8/03

Latest News Section - updated with Toronto visit Details

11/8/03

Latest News Section - updated

5/8/03

Latest News Section - updated with news of F-BVFB's move through Germany by road and river

 

other updates have been done.....but did not update the "whats new" page...opps!

22/7/03

Viewing Concorde pages - updated with details of the Barbados times for the next few Saturdays

19&21/7/03

Latest News Section - updated with news of F-BVFB's move through Germany by road and river

11/7/03

Latest News Section - updated with news of the UK tour and Competition

7/7/03

Latest News Section - updated

1/7/03

Special sections added to Retirement Diary that detail the Air France retirement ferry flights

 

27/6/03

Latest News Section - updated with final Air France Concorde flight to Toulouse

24/6/03

Latest News Section - updated with BA museum shortlist and F-BVFB ferry flight to Germany

19/6/03

Page detailing F-BVFA's retirement ferry flight added

18/6/03

Latest News Section - updated with BA and Goodwood Travel offers

Fly on Concode page - updated with specifice details of the BA and Goodwood Travel offers

 

15/6/03

Latest News Section - updated with retirement flight of F-BTSD

12/6/03

Latest News Section - updated woith retirement flight of F-BVFA

 

8/6/03

Latest News Section - updated

May news Stories archived Fleet Section - updated

7/6/03

Latest News Section - updated

Retirement Diary- updated

Retirement Status- updated

1/6/03

Latest News Section - updated

30/5/03

Latest News Section - updated

28/5/03

Latest News Section - updated and more stories archived

26/05/03

Loads of updates in the Fleet pages, including a re-worked index page and more pictures

New page added to the fleet section that details the Concorde numbering schemes

24/05/03

Page added that details the Automatic Flight Control System (Autopilot) in the Tech Specs section.

Big update to the droop nose page in the Tech Specs section.

23/05/03

Updates to the Air France Fleet page

21/5/03

Latest News Section - updated

18/5/03

Latest News Section - updated

Retirement Diary- updated

Retirement Status- updated

Some new pictures added to fleet section

14/5/03

Latest News Section - updated

11/5/03

Retirement FAQs - updated

8/5/03

Latest News Section - updated with news of 2nd Air France rudder failure Some minor uipdates site wine, with some new pics added in.

6/5/03

Latest News Section - updated

Concorde timeline - brought up to date

Details of first scheduled services in 1976, added to the Key Events page

2/5/03

Latest News Section - updated

Viewing Concorde page- updated wth Paris CDG and timing info

 

30/4/03

Latest News Section - updated

Books and Video page - updated and DVDs added

28/4/03

Retirement of Concorde Section - added

Fleet pages - updated

Latest News Section - updated with details of the museums pitching for Concorde

24/4/03

Latest News Section - updated

Fly Concorde page updated

Return to Flight Section updated with current status

 

23/4/03

FAQ Page - updated with retirement questions

Fleet Section - updated with new stats

 

20/4/03

Latest News Section - updated

14/4/03

Latest News Section - updated

Trip report of my CDG-CDG "experience flight" on March 1st 2003 added.

 

10/4/03

Latest News Section - updated with news of Concorde retirement

9/04/03

Concorde's Return to Flight - The Full Story -A few sections updated with further details and a couple of new pictures added in

8/4/03

Latest News Section - updated

Coming soon - exclusive pictures of Concorde 01 (G-AXDN) at Duxford from 1977 to 2003

28/3/03

Latest News Section - updated

7/3/03

Latest News Section updated

Included details on the recent speculation surrounding Concorde's future, the Air France rudder failure, and the death of Sir George Edwards, one of the leading figures behind Concorde

21/2/03

Fly Concorde page updated with details of the 2003 Paris supersonic weekend trips and New York services.

17/2/03

Latest News Section updated

 

14/2/03

Latest News Section updated

4/02/03

Exclusive - Read the first full detailed account on how Concorde was put back into service in a new specially written article :
Concorde's Return to Flight - The Full Story -

10/01/03

30 years on from its first flight in 1973, have a look a selection of detailed pictures of Concorde 02 (F-WTSA), as she is today on show outside Orly airport Paris

 

7/01/03

New Discussion Forum added in

Latest News Section updated with news of recent awards to Concorde crews and Engineers

 

31/12/02

New Guestbook added in

A few pictures updated in the Fleet Overview page

17/12/02

Latest News Section and FAQ pages updated

6/12/02

Latest News Section updated with more on the Concorde rudder incident

4/12/02

Latest News Section with News of the BA Concorde rudder incident

1/12/02

Central Pedestal Section added to Virtual Cockpit tour

22/11/02

Latest News Section updated to mark 25th Anniversary of New York flights starting

14/11/02

A few updates in the Tech Specs section

14/11/02

Taster pictures added to the Model 101 page in the detailed pictures section

7/11/02

Latest News Section / Return to Flight News Section updated

2/11/02

Latest News Section updated

18/10/02

Latest News Section updated

Small re-design to Home Page with Hot links

25/09/02

Optimised a lot of the Graphics on the site so it should load a little quicker now.

Contact page updated with a new cheesy picture of Me with F-BTSD in the background.

25/09/02

Detailed Pictures Section updated to Include 001, 02 and Model 101 links. Pictures are on-line for French Concord Prototype 001(F-WTSS)

23/09/02

Concorde 213 (F-BTSD) page updated in fleet section

22/09/02

Concorde 02 page updated in fleet section

Cockpit Voice Recorder transcript added to accident section

12/09/02

Latest News Section updated

10/09/02

New Latest News Section added to home page to detail all ongoing news about Concorde.

8/09/02

A few small updates in the Fleet pages

In the Accident section, the picture galleries are in the process of being updated to include the best available images from the doomed flight and crash scene. Details added on the accident casue from the official accident report have also been added in.

4/09/02

Thumbnail pictures and updated details added to the Air France test flight page

2/09/02

Page added on the complexities of the Concorde Delta Wing in the Tech Specs section.

20/08/02

Fuel Systems Page Fully updated with more info and pictures

Many updates in the Return to flight section including copies of the PR booklets and another page in the photo diary and pictures added to the Air France tests page.

updates to improve the look of the Virtual Mini-tour of the cockpit of Concorde 01 at Duxford.

12/08/02

Loads of minor updates including new pictures and further details

Inside Section Fully updated with new layout and pictures

9/08/02

Goodies and Links Section added in - includes: Books/Videos, Links, Viewing Concorde page, wallpapers etc..

3/08/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with details of August Barbaodos services

16/07/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with details of G-BOAC's 2nd airtest.

11/07/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with details on the first flight of G-BOAC for 23 months.

3/07/02

Fleet Overview Page added to fleet chapter. This details, on one page, all 20 aircraft with their current status, flight hours and a picture.

Many small updates to the Fleet sections

1/07/02

Key Events section Added to History chapter. This details all major Concorde milestones, rollout, first flights, special events etc...

30/06/02

Landing Gear Section Fully updated with loads more details in the Tech Specs section

17/06/02

Virtual Mini-tour of the cockpit of Concorde 01 at Duxford added into the detailed pictures section.

11/06/02

Flypast page Updated with pictures galleries of both the Flypast and Rehearsal.

7/06/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with details on the BA Fleet progress and Scheduling on the Paris and London routes.

4/06/02

Flypast page Updated with pictures and details of the Flypast that took place over Central London on June4th

29/05/02

Flypast page Updated with details of the expected formation route and news of the rehearsal.

25/05/02

Flypast page added with details of the RAF and Concorde fly past to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee

14/05/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with details of a Concorde fly past to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee

Timeline updated with late 2001 and early 2002 events added in

7/05/02

Powerplant Section Fully updated with loads more details in the Tech Specs section

Updates with new pictures added to some of the fleet pages

2/05/02

2 great new pages available in the Tech Spec section:

Cockpit Systems : A look into the world of the Concorde cockpit

Flying Control Systems : See how Concorde flies and how it was the worlds first 'fly by wire' aircraft in passenger service

Also some updates to the BA and AF fleet pages with some new details and updated pictures

Information on the Special UK Post Office issued aviation stamps that feature Concorde added to the Events page

20/04/02

Return to Flight Section's Photo Diary added in. This section shows the best available pictures that chart the progress of returning Concorde to passenger service from August 2000 onwards. The section currently goes through to July 17th 2001.

13/04/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with details on the end of the annual BA Barbados route for another year.

8/04/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with the news that Air France executives have given the go ahead to for work to start on the major check on Concorde F-BVFF

4/04/02

Return to Flight Section's RELAUNCH page updated with more details and pictures of 7th November 2001, when Concorde re-entered passenger service.

24/03/02

A few more updates in the history pages including a few additions to the memories page and a new 'Building Concorde' section, with pictures from 1971. A samll section has been added in the events page giving all the times Concorde flew with the RAF Red Arrows

25/03/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with all the latest goings on

13/02/02

Section added detaling the Concorde B Model which never got built.

8/02/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with news 2nd airtest for BA Concorde Alpha-Delta.

29/01/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with news the test flight Concorde G-BOAD

24/01/02

Accident Section Pages updated and links to download all the BEA reports added into the report page. Details of the findings of the final BEA accident report are also on-line.

14/01/02

Lots of updates in the history pages including the additional of a Historical documents section and the start of work on the PR booklets page. Many small updates on the section have been done including an update of the timeline. Events page moved to History section

12/01/02

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with news of Completion of Mods on Concorde G-BOAD

16/12/01

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with news of BA's special New Year offer and Concorde fleet plans

Fly Concorde page Page added with details of charter and scehduled flights added

6/12/01

Return to Flight Section's Latest news page updated with details on Concorde services and the re-start of the BA barbados route.

7/11/01

Return to Flight Section updated with news, details and pictures of the restart of passenger services on Wed 7th Now

4/11/01

RE LAUNCH Section added with details on Wednesday first passenger flights

1/11/01

Return to Flight News Section updated with the details of the British Airways Airtest of G-BOAG and the Air France transatlantic Assessment flight

22/10/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with the news of the British Airways return operational assessment flight to New York

Set of Archive picture added to history section that detail a flight testing day at Fairford in 1971

Loads of othe minor updates.

20/10/01

UK prototype 002's Detailed pictures are now all on line for all sections.

19/10/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with the news of BA and AF Verification flights. relevant airline test sections also updated

15/10/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with the date for the Restart of Services to New York.

08/10/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with Air France service re-start date and news of F-BTSD's taxi test.

5/10/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with 2nd BA operational assessment flight details and Air France timetable

28/9/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with BA Verification flight of G-BOAE, details also added to BA test section

23/9/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with BA mod status Air France operational assessment flight. Some minor changes/updates on other pages

14/9/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with BA Operational assessment flight details and pictures.

10/9/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with BA and AF test flights also logged in appropriate sections.

6/9/01

Some additions to the Technical Specifications section

Section outlining The Orders and Options that were made for Concorde by the world's airlines added. This includes drawings of their proposed liveries

5/9/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated details of the re-issuing of Concorde's CofA

4/9/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with Air France's training flight details and news of their commitment to the Aircraft

28/8/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with Air France's 2nd Concorde verification flight details

25/8/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated with Air France verification flight details

23/8/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with British Airways and Air France test flights

19/8/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with News of BA staff taking part in Operational Assesement flights.

14/8/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with G-BOAF painting and submission to Authorities for return of CofA

10/8/01

Concorde 02 page - Added in new pics after the airframe was recently cleaned.

Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with BA Marketing campaign details

9/8/01

New Modification Status Section Added to return to flight section

Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with BA training flight returing from Ireland and Air France mod details

7/8/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with BA training flight to Shannon airport in Ireland

3/8/01

Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with details of BA and Air France Training programmes.

25/7/01

Accident pages updated with details on the services that took place to mark the 1st anniversary of the July 2000 disaster.

23/7/01


Return to Flight latest news Section updated, with details of 8th working group meeting


Accident latest pages updated with news on new interim report; confirming that the cause of the accident was a set of steps starting from the initial tyre burst.

22/7/01


British Airways tests Section updated. pictures and detailed info on the flight are included.

20/7/01


Return to flight section updated. Details include flights to and from RAF Brize Norton.

14/7/01


Front page and other sections updated with return to flight test flight details and dates.

10/7/01


Return to flight section Section updated. Details include viewing areas at Brize Norton.

9/7/01


Latest News Section updated details of Preparations for the start of this weeks flight tests.

4/7/01


Latest News Section updated details of Heathrow low speed taxi test

19/6/01

2/7/01


Latest News Section updated with details of BA test flight day of July 9th.

19/6/01


Latest News Section updated with news of the completion of G-BOAF's mods and start of testing.

18/6/01


Parts of theVirtual cockpit tour are now on-line. this will take time to do but rather than waiting until it is all completed I will add in each section as I code it.

9/6/01


Latest News Section updated with news of latest working group meeting report and details of new Michelin tyre.

3/6/01


Latest News Section updated with news and pictures of F-BTSD's return to CDG airport , Paris

25/5/01


Latest News Section updated with new British Airways Concorde pictures and news of F-BTSD's paint job.

22/5/01


Latest News Section updated with British Airways news of a return to service by "late summer"

14/5/01


Accident latest pages updated with news on new report and details of compensation aggreement.

26/4/01


Concorde 214, G-BOAG pages updated in fleet section with much more info and pictures of it in its different liveries.

Start of Virtual cockpit tour added to Inside Concorde section and also linked to through the detailed pictures pages. The Tour is still in progress and is not on-line yet. Check this page for when more bits get added.


16/4/01


Guestbook added.

A bugs fixed and spelling etc.. fixed.

14/4/01


Return to flight Section updated with loads of pics and details of the Air France test flight.

Frequenty Asked Questions Page added. 10/4/01
Latest News Section updated with the Air France test flight details.

Accident investigation latest updated with BEA statement saying that the spacer that Air France had not replaced after check did not contribute to the accident.

5/4/01


Aircraft 202 : G-BBDG Very rare picture added of her when she was removed from the Hanger in Feb 2001 for a few hours. MUST SEE

31/3/01


Latest News Section updated with news of new tyre technology for Concorde

21/3/01
Latest News Section updated with the Air France timetable to get their Concorde fleet back in the air.

Past acidents Section updated with picture of F-BVFC's wing damage during the incident in 1979.

19/3/01


Latest News Section updated.

Technical Specifications Section updated with diagrams the Center of gravity corridor, details of the concorde fuel transfer systems and a block diagram of the control theory of the air intakes.

5/2/01

Latest News Section updated.

31/1/01


Return to Flight Section added. Content will grow over next few weeks

Aircraft, F-BVFD 2 more, very rare, pictures added.
Aircraft 203, F-BTSC Updated with pictures of the aircraft in the 1976 Air France livery