Air France Flight 4590 crash and possible remedies. Air France's Concorde operation had been a money-losing venture, but it is claimed that the aeroplane had been kept in service as a matter of national pride; British Airways claimed to make a profit on its Concorde operations. According to Jock Lowe, a Concorde pilot, up until the crash of Air France Flight 4590 at Paris, the British Airways Concorde operation made a net average profit of about £30m a year. Commercial service was resumed in November 2001 after a £17m safety improvement service, until the remaining aircraft were retired in 2003. The official investigation was
New Concorde having an energy and charm that Corman's films seemed to lack. However, his goal to create films for a direct-to-video market has been financially successful. In early 2000 Corman renamed the firm 'New Concorde', sold the New Horizons Pictures (NHP) branch, and reorganized to form New Concorde Home Entertainment. In 2005 Concorde signed a 12-year deal with Buena Vista Home Entertainment giving BVHE distribution rights to the more than 400 Roger Corman produced films. As of 2010, Shout! Factory has acquired the rights to the films. In March 2018, Shout! Factory and Chinese company Ace Film HK Company signed distribution