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Originally Posted by Betonov
I never understood how the entire fleet was abandoned after just one accident. but the 747 are still flying and they were invovled in some very notorius accidents
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$$$$$$$$$$$$ (or more accurately Francs/Pounds/Euros).
I'd bet the operating cost per flight hour of the Concorde is considerably higher than a 747. As old as they are I bet they were maintenance pigs.
I think they've had some other "issues" that aren't as widely known as well. I remember about 15-20 years ago reading they were having problems with part of the rudder coming apart in flight. It happened to three or four of them before they got a fix for it.
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