The first time Concorde crossed the Atlantic on its maiden, non-stop journey was on September 26, 1973. The French-made model set a new record of three hours and thirty-three minutes flying time between Washington, USA and Orly, Paris, as it averaged 954 mph along the way.

On August 16, 1995 , an Air France Concorde would set a new speed record flying around the world in 31 hours, 27 minutes and 49 seconds, Aviation Week reported. It beat the previous record of 32 hours, 49 minutes and three seconds, from 1992 which was also set by an Air France Concorde.

Concorde: Still The Fastest In 2025

The fastest of the series, Concorde 101 has held the global speed record of 1,450 mph for over 50 years and has never been surpassed. One of of only two commercially made supersonic transpo

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