Museo del Concorde Museo del Concorde The Museo del Concorde is a museum in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México which is dedicated to, and houses parts of, the supersonic airliner Concorde. Concorde was a joint venture between Great Britain's British Airways and France's Air France and was retired in 2003. In 2004, many original components used for maintenance and operation of the Concorde were acquired through the Dovebid agency and transported by ABELS. All components available in El Museo del Concorde weigh more than 10 tonnes. They were brought from Birmingham, England to Houston, Texas, by water. It took 30 days. From Houston to
Concorde International Airport at Paya Lebar via Bahrain. The aircraft, BA's Concorde G-BOAD, was painted in Singapore Airlines livery on the port side and British Airways livery on the starboard side. The service was discontinued after three return flights because of noise complaints from the Malaysian government; it could only be reinstated on a new route bypassing Malaysian airspace in 1979. A dispute with India prevented Concorde from reaching supersonic speeds in Indian airspace, so the route was eventually declared not viable and discontinued in 1980. During the Mexican oil boom, Air France flew Concorde twice weekly to Mexico City's Benito