AF Concorde to fly again

[T-Bird76]

Sounds like the real deal this time, or a cruel April's fool joke.

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/fligh ... again.html (http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2009/03/breaking-concorde-to-fly-again.html)

[moose135]

I suspect the latter. From the article:


The restoration, which took place in secrcet, was funded by benefactors and aviation enthusiasts with the help of former Concorde maintenance technicians.
Please, unless these people were forced to live in a secure facility at the airport, there is no way something like this gets done in secret!

[moose135]

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2B ... 57158.html (http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_357158.html)


PARIS - THE director of the Paris Museum of Air and Space admitted on Tuesday making up an announcement about a new Concorde flight in June as an April Fool's hoax.

The hoax was designed to bring attention to plans to fly the supersonic plane again, Gerard Feldzer told AFP. 'This hoax launched by the Museum of Air and Space can produce ideas and make the dream live on,' Feldzer said. The museum is hoping to fly the Concorde again after it was taken out of service in 2003. A new flight would cost two million euros (S$4 million), Mr Feldzer said.

The museum's spokeswoman told AFP earlier that the Franco-British supersonic airliner would fly again for two hours in June. The fake announcement was also posted on its website. -- AFP

[T-Bird76]

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_357158.html


PARIS - THE director of the Paris Museum of Air and Space admitted on Tuesday making up an announcement about a new Concorde flight in June as an April Fool's hoax.

The hoax was designed to bring attention to plans to fly the supersonic plane again, Gerard Feldzer told AFP. 'This hoax launched by the Museum of Air and Space can produce ideas and make the dream live on,' Feldzer said. The museum is hoping to fly the Concorde again after it was taken out of service in 2003. A new flight would cost two million euros (S$4 million), Mr Feldzer said.

The museum's spokeswoman told AFP earlier that the Franco-British supersonic airliner would fly again for two hours in June. The fake announcement was also posted on its website. -- AFP

And Mario weeps once more........

[mirrodie]

Nah. Been there, done that.

Knew it was an April fools joke once I saw it was an AF bird.

[Jetinder]

Sorry to say but I agree with Mario as it was very sadly an April fools joke.

[JFK31right]

Sad, growing up in Rosedale the Concorde would fly over my house. it was a beutiful site. I never got bored watching it.