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 "for many years to come". The chances for keeping Concorde in service were stifled by Airbus's lack of support for continued maintenance. It has been suggested that Concorde was not withdrawn for the reasons usually given but that it became apparent during the grounding of Concorde that the airlines could make more profit carrying first-class passengers subsonically. A lack of commitment to Concorde from Director of Engineering Alan MacDonald was cited as having undermined BA's resolve to continue operating Concorde. Other reasons why the attempted revival of Concorde never happened relate to the fact that the narrow fuselage did not