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Old 10-24-13, 08:44 AM   #1
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Default Could Concorde ever fly again?

Somehow I doubt it...even if the funding were available, the remaining airframes and systems have been mothballed for just over a decade and the cost of refurbishing them to a flyable condition would probably be more expensive than building from new.

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A decade on, there is still a lot of anger at the way Concorde was retired with British Airways and Airbus, which was responsible for spares and maintenance, both often accused of pulling the plug too soon.

Almost as soon as the final flights touched down, a campaign was launched to get her airborne again. And it is still going strong.
The Save Concorde Group (SCG) wants British Airways to either help fund a heritage flight, or release an aircraft to someone else who will.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24629451
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