It was 50 years ago this week that Concorde first flew paying passengers: British Airways flight 300 from London Heathrow to Bahrain on 21 January 1976 marked the start of a 27-year career for the supersonic jet. Both BA and Air France grounded their Concorde fleets in 2003.
Boom Supersonic plans to bring back flying at around twice the speed of conventional aircraft in the shape of Overture. The aim of the plane is to fly up to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7: nearly twice the speed of sound, but slower than Concorde.
