Originally Posted by Newryman
BRITISH AIRWAYS is blocking a move to bring Concorde out of retirement to lead a flypast of famous British aircraft for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012.
It's not a rhetorical question, but for those who know, what is there in the way of volunteers building one from scratch? i.e, legally and practically?
Something more seems to be afoot, possibly sensitivity arising from keeping the blame away from the door of those who let it take off overweight, into a tailwind, and with a landing gear stabiliser missing on that fateful day in 2000.