Carefully I put down the glass of cognac, placed my cigar in the ashtray and followed the purser to the cockpit. Walking forward along the ridiculously cramped aircraft aisle, I was sure I detected ...
The Runway Visitor Park (RVR) at Manchester Airport houses Concorde G-BOAC, a flagship British Airways plane, offering various tours including access to the cockpit and a unique nose-drop ...
Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A Concorde ...
Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for ...