My sources tell me that UA is planning on acquiring them and entering into the very lucrative New York LGA to Boston and Washington Shuttle markets. On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Steve Davidson wrote: > Will someone snap them up and continue to fly them? > > > > British Airways to Make Concorde Decision > Wednesday April 9, 8:17 pm ET > British Airways Plans to Make Announcement Soon on the Future of Concorde > > LONDON (AP) -- British Airways said Wednesday it plans to make an > announcement soon on the future of Concorde, but declined to comment on > reports it will withdraw its supersonic jets from service later this year. > The British Broadcasting Corp. and The Wall Street Journal said the airline > would make an announcement Thursday that it is retiring the service, > probably by the fall, due to a drop in demand. > > "We have made no secret of the fact that we are reviewing the future of > Concorde," a BA spokeswoman said Wednesday. "We expect to be able to make an > announcement shortly and that is all we are saying." > > The airline said in February that it was reviewing the service and expected > to make a decision in the months to come. > > BA's review of the service includes examining the number of passengers > flying Concorde and the price they are willing to pay. British Airways > offers seven roundtrip Concorde flights from London to New York a week. The > trip takes little more than three hours. But a ticket costs 7,000 pounds > (about $11,000.) > > Concordes also are coping with some concerns about their safety. A crash in > Paris in July 2000 killed 113 people. Later, engine failure forced one New > York-bound plane to turn back to London and another had to cut its speed > when cracks appeared in a window. > > Air France is the only other carrier to fly the aircraft. > > The Journal said Air France was involved in discussions about British > Airways' Concorde plans and that the French carrier could also announce it > would soon ground its own five-jet fleet. >