British Airways Conducts Taxi Tests With The Concorde At London Heathrow

British Airways conducted taxi tests with the Concorde at London Heathrow, using the first aircraft fitted with Kevlar liners in the fuel tanks. Concorde chief pilot Mike Bannister taxied the aircraft across the airport at speeds up to 30 mph. BA is expected to fly the aircraft for testing as early...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.