Middle_Seat

Posts: 559
From: Austin, TX. Not Plat, Gold or Silver, More Like Zinc. On track for AA 1M in Feb 2005.
Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-07-2002 11:54 AM
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Why doesn't some airline offer trans-Pacific Concord flights? It seems that would be the place where speed is most needed.

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wideman

Posts: 636
From: new england, usa; AA PLT, HHonors Gold, all else: Tin
Registered: Oct 2000 posted 03-07-2002 12:02 PM
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For one thing, the elegant Concorde would run out of fuel about halfway across and strike the Pacific a glancing blow.

flipside

Posts: 658
From: AA- EXP, BA GOLD, UA PremEx, NY - USA
Registered: May 2001 posted 03-07-2002 12:06 PM
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Well.. west coast US to Tokyo is a little more then 5k miles.

London/Paris to HK is @ 6k miles.

The Concorde range is only a little over 4k.

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