British Airways to test fly Concorde

Concorde is scheduled for a verification flight on Tuesday, July 17th, to assess the operational effect of its recent multi million pound modifications.

It will be the first test flight that Concorde has made since the fleet was grounded following a crash in Paris which killed 113 people.

Alpha Foxtrot is scheduled to take off from London’s Heathrow Airport at approximately 14.20 and land at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire by 18.00.

The flight will be under the command of British Airways Captain Mike Bannister. The co-pilot will be CAA Chief Test Pilot Jock Reid on behalf of Airbus UK who will be accompanied by a team of engineers. There will be no passengers on board.

The aircraft will depart from British Airways Engineering East base and take off from the southern runway.