Année : 2000Lieu : Gonesse, FranceSociété : Aerospatiale-BAC ConcordeValeur estimée des dommages : 125 millions d’euros*.
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
Flight 4590. Once upon a time, the Concorde was the most luxurious commercial airline that a passenger could fly on. But after a tragic disaster, the idea of a supersonic airliner went down in flames. It was a plane crash that shook the world and took down an innovative jet, so what exactly went so
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Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
In sombre scenes at Pontoise, just a few miles from where the disaster happened, relatives of those who died were among those who gathered to see justice done.
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
Yet Filton display shows it's among the world's best-loved aircraft
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
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A Paris court blames US carrier Continental for the 2000 Concorde crash which killed 113, but the airline vows to appeal, describing the ruling as 'absurd'.
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Continental Airlines says it has filed an appeal in France against a conviction finding it criminally responsible for the 2000 Concorde air disaster.
Le crash de l'Airbus A320 est l'accident aérien le plus meurtrier survenu en France depuis 34 ans. Et le premier survenu en métropole depuis le crash du Concorde à Gonesse, en 2000.
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. The subsequent fire and…
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Today in 1973, the Concorde crossed the Atlantic for the first time.
Yet Filton display shows it's among the world's best-loved aircraft
