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September 26th 04, 11:08 PM
Keith Willshaw
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"Fritz" wrote in message
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Pooh Bear wrote:
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One wonders if the Concorde would have been such an economic loser
if they had focused more on the long haul Pacific routes and less on
the Atlantic though national pride and regs probably wouldn't allow the
hubs to be SF and LA instead of London and Paris.
BA actually made good money on Concorde
It looks to me that BA lose money twice:
1) the Concorde was never profitable
BA made money from Concorde since they were practically
given the aircraft free, the taxpayer footed the development bill.
2) the Concorde was a mis-opportunity to develop an European 747
Perhaps but prior to the 1970's oil price hike most people thought
supersonic was the way to go, including Boeing who had
their own SST project.
Keith
Keith Willshaw