Hi I have heard that they would be allowed to return to the charter market, supersonic flights for 600 GBP lasting around an hour a time Currently they are not being used for this, as only a few of the BA Concorde fleet has been modified with the updates to fuel tanks etc. Thus all modified aircraft are needed for the passenger service Though the announcement today should let us all know Dave In a message dated 10/04/2003 02:42:03 GMT Standard Time, jfuoco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > 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.