LAST week's announcement that Concorde is to be retired by BA after 30 years has prompted a surge of interest in the supersonic service to New York.Daily Mail (London)
Beyond an outright like-for-like status match, some airlines may offer what’s called a status challenge or a status fast-track, which is a more rigorous test than outright match. Under the status challenge or fast-track model, you’ll be granted status equivalent to (or at a level below...
Even Concorde, which topped out at a supersonic 1,350 mph (2,172 kph), was shut down after 27 years due to safety issues and cost concerns [source: Novak]. Physics is a harsh taskmaster. As a plane speeds toward the sound barrier, air stops "getting out of the way" and compresses...
This is something that happens all the time, but it’s much easier when you’re chartering a plane and picking the flight times. For instance, there were five scheduled commercial flights on New Year’s Day that landed on New Year’sEve, traveling “back in time” before they...
“How are you going?”是我们经常听到的一句问候语，属于特殊疑问句，故不能选择B；C选项的问句应为“Nice to meet you”；D选项的问句应为“How do you do”；所以只有A选项符合题意，故正确答案为A。
extremely rare, hence the rarity of private jets. Note also that people who own private jets frequently travel between the United States and Europe on theConcorde. The Concorde is an ASP for high-speed European travel. No company could justify the cost of owning and operating a supersonic ...