In the season finale, we go beyond rumor and speculation to answer: what really grounded Concorde for good? Aided by insights from an aviation journalist, we explore Concorde's legacy, its impact on the world, and the new projects it inspired that might return supersonic passenger aircraft to the skies.
By the time it reached british airspace, coming down to London and descent, the atmosphere had turned into a bit of a party.
I think probably people drunk quite a.
Lot that might have something to do with it.
But it was, yeah, it was a party.
It was a wake and a party at the same time.
Aviation historian Jonathan Glancy, remembering Concorde's final passenger flight.
When the aircraft landed, there was a certain big cheer, applause, and the applause was for the machine, for the crew, for the captain.
And when the aircraft landed, the captain and co pilot had put Union jacks.
Out of the side windows of the cockpit.
You know, it's a bit theatrical, maybe a bit camp and kitsch, but nevertheless.
It was that sort of, you know, land of hope and glory moment.
But this truly was, you know, the.
End and the end of an erade.
After 27 years of service, Concorde flew its last passengers on October 24, 2003.
And it was just the emotion sinking in very quietly, that this was the end of something that from a child you had absolutely adored, and now it was gone.
But why had Concorde ended in this final episode of making an impossible airplane the untold story of Concorde?
Well uncover the complex answer to that question.
Well also look at the legacy Concorde left for those who worked on it, for the airline industry and for all of our lives.
And well look forward to the possible return of supersonic passenger flight.
I'm Nastran Tavakoli Fahr, and this is T Mystery, an original podcast from Atlassian, makers of collaborative software including Jira Trello and confluence.