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30 Years Ago Jan. 9, 1979 — FAA yesterday awarded a certificate of airworthiness to the Anglo-French Concorde, the first commercial supersonic transport ever certified by FAA for use by U.S. airlines. Braniff will begin its Concorde interchange with Air France and British Airways with the Jan. 12...

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