This will be the "one-stop shop" for the different events as they occur, and for those that are being planned. It will eventually provide links to specific details for the events leading up to Concorde's retirement.
| APRIL 2003 | |
10th April |
Airlines announce that Concorde will be retired by them at the end of October 2003 |
| MAY 2003 | |
30th & 31st
May |
Final Air France passenger flights |
| JUNE 2003 | |
June 2nd |
Special Air France VIP and invited guest fight to JFK. This will be the last Concorde flight fron Paris to to New York |
June 3rd |
VIP flight returns to Paris |
June 12nd |
Retirement flight of F-BVFA to Smithsonian Museum's Steven F Udva Hazy Center at Dulles Airport, Washington |
June 14th |
F-BTSD is retired to Le Bourget, on the first (non-public) day of the bi-annual Paris air show |
June 24th |
F-BVFB flies to the Airport nearest to the Auto & Technik Museum, Sinsheim, Germany |
June 27th |
Last ever Air France Concorde flight, as F-BVFC is retired to the entrance of the new Airbus A380 factory at Toulouse. |
JULY 2003 |
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19/20th July |
Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford |
26th July |
Start of final summer Barbados season for Concorde Five return flight are planned to Barbados on consecutive Saturdays |
AUGUST 2003 |
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30th August |
Final Concorde BA273 and BA272 return service to Barbados |
OCTOBER 2003 |
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1st Oct |
Concorde Visits Toronto, Canada. BA 097 Dept LHR 16:10 Arrival scheduled for 15:30 local time No BA001 on this date |
8th Oct |
Concorde Visits Boston.
BA 1215 Dept LHR 16:30 Arrival scheduled for 15:20 local time No BA001 on this date |
14th Oct |
Concorde Visits Washington Dulles.
BA 1223 Dept LHR 16:30 Arrival scheduled for 15:30 local time No BA001 on this date |
19th oct |
BBC Timewatch programme on BBC2 TV @ 20:00 |
20th Oct |
Concorde visits Birmingham LHR Departure @10AM Arrival 11:45hrs Departure 16:05 LHR Arrival 17:45 |
21st Oct |
Concorde visits Belfast BA 9020/1 LHR Departure @10AM Arrival 11:45hrs Departure 16:05 LHR Arrival 17:45 |
22nd Oct |
Concorde visits Manchester BA 9020/1 LHR Departure @10AM Arrival 11:45hrs Departure 16:05 LHR Arrival 17:45 The aircraft will park on Taxiway Bravo which is opposite the Aviation Viewing Park . Concorde will be "clean" between 14:00 and 14:20 to allow for the best pictures (i.e. no service trucks etc). There will be an exhibition in the Visitor's Centre at the viewing park running from 1st - 27th Oct. |
23rd Oct |
Concorde visits Cardiff BA 9020/1 LHR Departure @10AM Arrival 11:45hrs Departure 16:05 LHR Arrival 17:45 Final BA001 dept from LHR->JFK |
24th Oct |
Final BA002 Concorde flight from New York to Heathrow Concorde visits Edinburgh on final leg of tour BA 9020/1 LHR Dept 10:05 for 11:45 arrival in Edinburgh. Edinburgh dept for LHR at 14:20 "Round the Bay" staff / VIP flight LHR-LHR depts LHR at 14:25 BA 9010 All 3 aircraft will arrival back into LHR together at around 16:00, and the current plan is for them to land on the North Runway one after another. The BA002 will be last. The aircraft will then be towed or taxied "across the road" to the BA engineering base where the passengers will disembark and a small reception will be held. |
31st Oct |
Concorde G-BOAC is retired to the Manchester Airport viewing park 10am dept from London Heathrow - BA9020C |
NOVEMBER 2003 |
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3rd Nov |
Concorde G-BOAG is departs Heathrow to go to the Museum of Flight Seattle 15:00 dept from London Heathrow |
5rd Nov
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Concorde G-BOAG arrives at Museum of Flight Seattle 13:00 dept from JFK |
10th Nov
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Concorde G-BOAD is retired to the Intrepid Air and Space museum in New York, Via JFK 15:00 dept fro LHR - BA9095C |
17th Nov
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Concorde G-BOAE is retired to Grantley Adams Airport, Barbados 11:20 Departure from LHR - BA9093C A back up, non-direct, route is available should the aircraft need to tech stop. |
24/25th Nov
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Concorde G-BOAD is transported on a barge from JFK to the USS Intrepid. "BA Speedbird Concorde Slow" |
26th Nov |
Concorde G-BOAF is retired to Filton, her place of birth. departure 11:00 - BA9020C 12:45 approx arrival at Filton |
DECEMBER 2003 |
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