A French enthusiast group borescoped the engines of a Concorde supersonic airliner on display at the Le Bourget Air and Space Museum outside Paris and found them to be in perfect condition internally.

The genius of Astro Mechanica’s engine lies in splitting the fan and compressor components. By mechanically driving the compressor with high-performance electric motors—similar to those used in ...

The Concorde, for example – a supersonic commercial passenger aircraft in operation from 1976 to 2003 – was notorious for its fuel inefficiencies. It's was said to use around 2 tons (627 gallons / ...

French Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot has said he is convinced that Concorde flights will resume -- despite the supersonic jet being grounded following the disaster near Paris two months ago.