=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SF Gate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2003/10/08/n= ational2124EDT0886.DTL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, October 8, 2003 (AP) Concorde establishes London-to-U.S. record (10-08) 18:24 PDT BOSTON (AP) -- One of the Concorde's last flights was also its fastest. The British Airways supersonic jetliner landed in Boston Wednesday in a record London-to-U.S. time of three hours, five minutes and 34 seconds, according to airline spokesman Jeff Angel. The old record of three hours and nine minutes was set in 1974 on a flig= ht from Paris to Boston. The Concorde is visiting Boston as part of its North American farewell tour, which includes stops in Washington and Toronto. The fleet is being taken out of service because of rising costs. The aircraft's last trans-Atlantic flight is Oct. 24. The Concorde makes the London-to-Boston trip nearly two hours quicker th= an a traditional jet aircraft. It travels at 60,000 feet at more than 1,300 mph, twice the speed of sound. =20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2003 AP