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Fritz wrote:
Pooh Bear wrote: wrote: 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 On the terms that they ( BA ) acquuired the aircraft - it was indeed profitable. BOAC probably lost money on Concorde operations but when BA was formed by combining BOAC and BEA it was expected to be commercially viable and negotiated a 'deal' on the price it paid for Concorde. 2) the Concorde was a mis-opportunity to develop an European 747 That's not an issue for BA as an operator. BA made money from 747 ops too. Of course there is now a 'super-jumbo' on its way that's European, that would likely never have seen the light of day had it not been for the spin-off collaboration that created Airbus, following Concorde's development. Graham |
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