April 1st was last week Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Fuoco" <jfuoco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:41 PM Subject: Re: Concorde - Where will they go? > 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. > > >