“Useful, but expensive and polluting”: the world race for the new Concorde

LONDON. Will the Concorde, the supersonic plane that managed to travel the London-New York route in just over three hours, be back with us soon? There are various elements that lead to saying yes, after the dismissal of that jet in 2003 and 27 years of fascinating career. Indeed, there is a sort of race to the heir of the Concorde by various companies and players in the aviation sector.