April Fools was last week. I can't see BA putting them on the market for fear that Virgin would snap them up. They will probably end up in museums. Mark -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Fuoco Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 6:41 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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. > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.465 / Virus Database: 263 - Release Date: 25/03/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.465 / Virus Database: 263 - Release Date: 25/03/2003