"Dave" wrote in message
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"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
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You know, Bill. I've got to admit you're nothing if not good
entertainment!


I for one am sad to see the end of Concorde. For one minute each day there
was the noise, but what a site.

Whilst Concorde may be gone, its legacy will continue. Concorde was an
Anglo
French collaboration, which eventually paved the way for Airbus which now
ships more aircraft than Boeing and will continue to out perform Boeing.

No, AI has never shipped more aircraft than Boeing.

Before someone says that Airbus is subsidized by its sponsoring
governments
and therefore poses unfair competition to Boeing just remember how many
tax
dollars Boeing gets for overpriced aircraft, inflated price research and
state governments falling over themselves to offer advantageous terms for
building new assembly plants.

Bull****.

So every you see an Airbus, remember that Concorde was the founder member
of
the Airbus family.

Concorde was a $1.5 billion subsidy, equivalent to $14 billion today.