Concorde allow for "luxury" features of subsonic air travel such as moving space, reclining seats and overall comfort. In the words of "The Guardian"'s Dave Hall, "Concorde was an outdated notion of prestige that left sheer speed the only luxury of supersonic travel." Air France made its final commercial Concorde landing in the United States in New York City from Paris on 30 May 2003. Air France's final Concorde flight took place on 27 June 2003 when F-BVFC retired to Toulouse. An auction of Concorde parts and memorabilia for Air France was held at Christie's in Paris on 15 November 2003;
French frigate Concorde (1793) Janeiro at the Action of 4 August 1800. The British sailed her to port in Britain but the Royal Navy did not take her into service. French frigate Concorde (1793) The Concorde was a "Nymphe"-class 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in August 1800. On 27 May 1793, "Concorde" captured the 24-gun ; she became the privateer "Hyene", which the Royal Navy recaptured in 1797. "Concorde" took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, and on 12 October 1798, in aftermath of the Battle of Tory Island. "Concorde" was part of a squadron of three frigates, "Concorde"