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The Story Behind Qantas’ Concorde Order – Simple Flying
As we all know, Concorde was only ever operated by British Airways and Air France. But many other…
As we all know, Concorde was only ever operated by British Airways and Air France. But many other airlines had an interest in the project, and 18 placed options for Concorde. Qantas was amongst these, with options for four aircraft. Things changed, though, as this article explores, and Qantas never took delivery.
Qantas never operated Concorde but had strong ambitions at one point. Photo: Getty Images
Options for Concorde and the Boeing 2707
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