Is it that the design is defective or that the airframe is past its lifetime? If the first, then it would be a crime (metaphorically, at least) to fly one, or to suggest that one can fly one by continuing to support it which means Airbus is doing the right thing. If the latter, why not have Airbus build some new (improved) Concorde's for PR? Suppose you were an official at an airline that was going to purchase airplanes, and Airbus flew you to its plant & offices on a Concorde. I don't know about you, but this Boeing fan would be impressed. john On Friday, October 3, 2003, at 05:28 PM, Alireza Alivandivafa wrote: > In a message dated 10/3/2003 4:13:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > jmgammon@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > << Hopefully BA will follow through on its plan to keep one airworthy > for > airshows, etc. I'd love to see them accept pax on it too. But I > doubt > it. I guess Airbus have indicated they will no longer support the > type, > which will kill Virgin's idea to keep them in service. >> > > Yeah, well, that is Airbus being morons. Maybe they can get Tupolev to > support them? They stole the plans anyway