Concorde was the symbol of modern aviation…. 40 years ago. Why would an airline spend precious money on what is effectively a dinosaur from a previous age? BA need to look to the future, not the past.

One might point out that if it was a symbol of modern aviation 40yrs ago then its interesting that there has been no replacement for it, in other words, no other supersonic airliner.. I’d say it was more of a step back than forward when she was retired..

Also BA promised to lookafter the concordes and retained ownership so its their duty to lookafter them.. Why would they retain ownership if they werent prepared to lookafter them? Or maybe it was just so that Sir Richard Branson couldnt get hold of one back in 2003 and kept it flying.