TAPE: EF01/0617 IN_TIME: 23:02:02 DURATION: 0:25 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Paris - 27 August 2001 SHOTLIST: 1. Two wide shots of Concorde taking off from Charles de Gaulle airport STORYLINE: An Air France Concorde took off from Charles De Gaulle airport outside Paris on Monday morning, flying out over the Atlantic in its second test flight to verify technical systems on the supersonic jumbo. The flight comes just days before the jets are likely to win clearance from aviation authorities to return to the skies. The needle-nosed planes have been grounded since 113 people were killed when an Air France Concorde crashed north of Paris last year. Last week,a British-French working group of aviation experts said the planes would probably get their airworthiness certificates before the end of August. The certificates will be delivered on a "plane-by-plane" basis as modifications proposed by Concorde's manufacturer, Airbus, are made. Since the accident, British Airways and Air France have made numerous changes to the plane, including reinforcing the fuel tanks with a lining of Kevlar, which is used in bulletproof vests, and adding puncture-resistant tires. On July 25, 2000, an Air France jet, spewing flames, crashed into a hotel near the town of Gonesse just minutes after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle. All 100 passengers, mostly German tourists, were killed along with the nine crew members and four people on the ground. Authorities believe a stray metal strip on the runway ripped one of the jet's tires, sending rubber debris into the fuel tanks and causing a leak and fire that brought the plane down.

President Joe Biden says continuing remarks of law enforcement at a Joint Session of Congress in first State of the Union address to ban assault weapons with high-capacity rounds, anyone thinking a deer were wearing Kevlar vest, repeal a liability shield that made gun manufacturers the only industry in America that could not be sued, to imagine if that were done to tobacco manufacturers, laws not to infringe on the Second Amendment but save lives, the most fundamental right in America the right to vote, he calling on the Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis voting rights act as new state laws are passed not only to suppress but subvert the entire election, he thanking Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, an Army veteran, constitutional scholar and retiring justice for his service, to applause, Chief Justice John Roberts looking on.

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This color picture from 1980 is an official National Aeronautics and Space Administration film report produced for NASA by Boeing in 1979. It dates to the dawn of the composite materials revolution, when a nearly $9 million research program was created to study whether an advanced composite elevator could be made for the cargo version of the Boeing 727. The picture focuses on the continuing efforts of manufacturers to develop aircraft that are lighter and more fuel efficient without sacrificing structural integrity. The film consists of scenes of engineers and designers working with a variety of composite materials as a narrator details the various technical measures being undertaken. At mark 02:05, the viewer is shown on such development — an advanced-composite elevator for the Boeing 727 — which makes up the majority of the film. Following its introduction, the narrator spends the remainder of the film providing a detailed explanation of its design, testing, and construction, as a film crew captures the action. The advanced composite elevator reduced the weight of the assembly by 26% and the number of parts by over 40%. <p><p>This film shows advances made in the 1970s when the composites industry began to mature. Better plastic resins and improved reinforcing fibers were developed. DuPont developed an aramid fiber known as Kevlar, which has become the product of choice in body armor due to its high tensile strength, high density and light weight. Carbon fiber was also developed around this time; increasingly, it has replaced parts formerly made of steel.<p>

TAPE: EF01/0781 IN_TIME: 00:02:43 DURATION: 1:42 SOURCES: APTN/VNR RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: France/UK - Recent/File VOICED BY Vera Frankl SHOTLIST: British Airways VNR - Recent 0000 Wide shot Concorde taking off 0004 View from cockpit as Concorde takes off 0011 Pilot in cockpit 0015 Various interiors of Concorde APTN - Paris, France - October 29, 2001 0025 Wide of take off of first transatlantic Concorde test flight Paris-New York APTN - Gonesse, France - File, July 25, 2000 0035 Various aerials of scene of crash with destroyed hotel in smoke Air France VNR 0045 Concordes in hangar 0052 Technicians walking up ladder to the Concorde carrying Kevlar 0056 Technicians inserting Kevlar into plane 0101 Technician rolling out tyres to the Concorde Michelin VNR (Tyre Resistance Test) 0106 Tyre getting to 439 km/hour and blade being ejected without puncturing tyre APTN Michelin Tyre Research Lab, Clermond-Ferrand, France - Oct 30, 2001 0111 SOUNDBITE (English) Pierre Desmarets, Chief Executive of Michelin Aircraft Tyre Division APTN Paris, France - Jan 18, 2001 0126 Concorde fans holding banner reading (French) "Concorde we love you" Air France VNR 0128 Zoom in to tyres during test, with Concorde landing on new NZG tyres in wet weather ENDS 0142 STORYLINE The world's most exclusive jet is set to make a comeback. The supersonic Concorde will resume commercial flights from Paris and London to New York on Wednesday after an extensive refit. The resumption of flights comes in the wake of the fatal crash of an Air France Concorde outside Paris on July 25 last year, which killed all 109 people on board and four others on the ground. VOICE-OVER: 0000 (UPSOUND Take-off) 0003 This is the new-look Concorde as the supersonic jet makes its final preparations before returning to the skies. 0011 Back by popular demand, it will resume commercial flights from Paris and London to New York on Wednesday. 0017 The seven British Airways and five Air France Concordes are returning to commercial service after an extensive refit. 0025 Air France flew one of its Concordes from Paris to New York in less than four hours last week on what the company called a dress rehearsal for the resumption of passenger services. 0035 The refit follows the crash of an Air France Concorde outside Paris in July last year, which killed all 109 people on board and four others on the ground. 0045 The aircraft have since undergone major technical changes. 0049 In the crash, it's believed a metal strip on the runway punctured one of the tyres during take-off, causing it to explode and propel bits of rubber into the fuel tank. 0057 The new Concorde has been fitted with fuel-tank liners made of bulletproof material and a reinforced flameproof undercarriage. 0105 Concorde's manufacturer also asked French tyre maker Michelin to make new tyres for the jet. 0111 (SOUNDBITE (English) Pierre Desmarets, Chief Executive of Michelin Aircraft Tyre Division) "We have never been able to make this tyre blow up. We've tested this tyre on our machines hundreds of times and this tyre has always kept its air pressure which means that it has always carried the load." 0126 The modifications convinced the civil aviation authorities to allow the jet to resume commercial service, and air travel analysts say they're confident that those who can afford to fly on Concorde will return to supersonic air travel. ENDS 0142

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TAPE_NUMBER: EF99/1226 IN_TIME: 18:08:18 - 19:14:28 // 19:56:28 - 20:39:43 LENGTH: 01:37 SOURCES: APTN/BOEING VNR RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: English/Nat The U-S airplane manufacturer Boeing has stopped delivery of four commercial jetliner models because a cockpit component was made improperly and could burn too easily. Boeing said the problem was completely unrelated to the EgyptAir 990 crash and that there is no immediate safety concern. Boeing says hundreds of 747s, 757s, 767s, and 777s made in recent years are in operation with what they describe as "nonconforming" drip shields. The drip shields are designed to protect vital wiring and instruments from condensation. The shields are made from a sandwich of fibre glass or Kevlar, a middle layer of insulation and an outer layer of plastic. Tests found that an extra layer of adhesive had been improperly used, increasing the shield's flammability. The incorrectly manufactured part had been placed on every 747, 757, 767 and 777 for what Boeing said was "apparently a few years". According to Boeing, delivery of 34 planes is being delayed while Boeing and Federal Aviation Administration officials decide what to do about the problem. Production will not be interrupted, the company said. The executive safety chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association International is not worried about safety implications and is commending Boeing for making the recommendation. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I think it's to the credit of Boeing, in this climate of media excitement if you will, they went ahead and went forward with the recommendation as a normal regularly scheduled routine type of advisory. The airlines are getting these things on a more or less regular basis and they cope with them very, very nicely." SUPER CAPTION: Captain Paul McCarthy, Executive Air Safety Chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association International The FAA says it and Boeing are still deciding what to do about airplanes that have already been delivered. Boeing officials say replacing the shields altogether would take "several days" per plane, but that more tests are needed before taking such a drastic step. Captain McCarthy says it's not unusual for this type of thing to happen. SOUNDBITE: (English) "As with a manufacturer of any product, automobiles, hair dryers, baby food, you name it, they will occasionally look at their manufacturing process and say 'you know we could have done a better job on this,' and then they'll go out to the airlines and say 'hello we need to change this." SUPER CAPTION: Captain Paul McCarthy, Executive Air Safety Chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association International The FAA has not issued an airworthiness directive, which amounts to an order to U.S. carriers to correct the problem, and according to Boeing one does not appear imminent. Boeing officials say the EgyptAir 767 that crashed on Sunday, and a Lauda Air 767 that crashed in Thailand in 1991, had drip shields that conformed to Boeing and FAA standards. The company says manufacturing processes have been corrected and the problem should not affect Boeing's plans to deliver 620 planes this year. SHOTLIST: Washington, D-C, U-S-A - November 2, 1999 and File XFA BOEING VNR - FILE 1. Boeing 747-400 taking off 2. Construction in cockpit 3. Close up of instrument board APTN - Washington D-C - November 2, 1999 4. Captain Paul McCarthy walking down hallway 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Paul McCarthy - Executive Air Safety Chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association International. BOEING VNR - FILE 6. Boeing 757 in flight 7. Boeing worker doing quality control APTN - Washington DC - November 2, 1999 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Paul McCarthy - Executive Air Safety Chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association International. BOEING VNR - FILE 9. Boeing 767 landing?

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Slow, Tilting Up Shot of a Metal 3D Printed Aluminum Object in an Indoor Manufacturing Facility — Generative Design and Additive Manufacturing

TAPE: EF01/0535 IN_TIME: 22:07:10 DURATION: 3:10 SOURCES: APTN/POOL/British Airways VNR RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Various, July 17, 2001/ File SHOTLIST: APTN - Heathrow Airport, England - 17 July, 2001 1. Front shot as Concorde takes off and wheels retract Pool - Heathrow Airport, England - 17 July, 2001 2. Rear shot as Concorde climbs away British Airways VNR - Recent 3. Worker handling new Kevlar protective material for Concorde fuel tanks 4. Worker pushing up new insulation into Concorde fuselage 5. Worker fitting insulation into fuselage APTN - Brize Norton base 17 July 2001 6. Concorde landing 7. Cutaway of wind sock on runway 8. Wide of Concorde on runway 9. Close up of cockpit 10. Wide of front of plane 11. Mid shot of men at plane's wheels 12. Wide of plane and media on runway 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Mike Bannister, British Airways' Chief Concorde Pilot "A real joy to be flying this wonderful aircraft once more and taking her back where she belongs. And the reception we had on leaving Heathrow, and the reception here is very very encouraging. And not only that all the way en route we have had so many well wishers, so many other pilots and air traffic organisations saying good luck to us. It really is tremendous tribute to all the people on both sides of the channel, the manufacturers, the airlines, the accident investigators, the authorities who were really working together, to get Concorde back in the air once more." 14. Cutaway 15. SOUNDBITE: (French) Captain Mike Bannister, British Airways' Chief Concorde Pilot "The flight was very very good, the aircraft was marvellous." 16. Cutaway 17. Wide of plane 18. Wide of Captain Bannister going up steps to cockpit File - 26 July, 2000 - Gonesse, France 19. Firefighters dousing flaming wreckage File - 25 July, 2000 - Gonesse, France 20. Wide shot of smouldering wreckage and onlookers File - 26 July, 2000 - Gonesse, France 21. Wide shot emergency services carrying away bodies on stretchers STORYLINE: A newly modified British Airways Concorde completed a test flight on Tuesday - the first supersonic flight since the fleet was grounded last year. With chief Concorde pilot Captain Mike Bannister at the controls, the sleek aircraft took off from London's Heathrow airport at 1318 GMT. The flight plan, intended to duplicate the operating conditions of Concorde's London-New York route, saw the plane fly out over the Atlantic, turn round the southwest of Iceland, then return to the UK. During the three hour and twenty minute flight, extensive testing was carried out on safety equipment added since last year's crash near Paris. British Airways has strengthened the wiring in the undercarriages of its seven Concorde's, lined the fuel tanks with a special protective material called Kevlar, and made other changes meant to prevent fuel leaks. The French tyre maker, Michelin, has also developed a new strengthened tyre to prevent punctures. The plane landed at Royal Air Force Brize Norton air base at 1640 GMT. Members of the public gathered at the rain-lashed airfield to welcome back the supersonic aircraft. Captain Bannister said it was "absolutely fantastic to get back behind the controls" and described the flight as the "best ever". He also said that he was confident that Concorde would be back in the air soon and added that BA would stage another test flight as modification work continues. The Concorde fleets of British Airways and Air France were grounded after an Air France Concorde crashed outside Paris on July 25 last year, killing 113 people. Authorities believe a stray metal strip on the runway ripped one of the Concorde's tyres, causing rubber debris to smash into the fuel tanks which leaked and caught fire, bringing the plane down. A four-man crew checked the runway for any debris before Tuesday's test flight. The British carrier says it hopes to fly its Concordes commercially again by late summer. Air France, which has conducted Concorde test flights at subsonic speeds, hopes to fly again by the autumn. On Tuesday's test flight, it reached a top speed of 2,170 kilometres per hour, around twice the speed of sound, and climbed to 18,300 metres. The plane will remain in Oxfordshire for checks by engineers.

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A Caucasian Technician in His Thirties Places a Spool of Black Carbon Fiber on to a Tube and Starts to Unravel It in an Indoor Manufacturing Facility

TAPE: EF01/0780 IN_TIME: 04:25:03 - 07:39:19 DURATION: 4:34 SOURCES: APTN/VNR/Pool RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Various, 29-30 Oct /File SHOTLIST: APTN Paris- October 29, 2001 1. Wide of take off of first transatlantic Concorde test flight Paris-New York 2. Concorde fan filming the take off APTN Gonesse, France - File- July 25, 2000 3. Various aerials of scene of crash- destroyed hotel 4. Firefighters dousing flames after crash 5. Wide fireman at scene of crash AIR FRANCE VNR 6. Concordes in hangar 7. Technicians walking up ladder to the Concorde carrying Kevlar 8. Technicians inserting Kevlar into plane 9. Technician rolling out tyres to the Concorde 10. Test of Concorde landing with new NZG tyres 11. Technician sealing reinforced undercarriage of the Concorde APTN Le Bourget Aviation Museum - October 30, 2001 12. Still photo of Commander Joseph Robin (without mustache) in Concorde's cockpit with copilot. 13. Set up shot of Joseph Robin reading a magazine 14. SOUNDBITE (French) Commander Joseph Robin, former Concorde pilot (1985-91) on piloting a Concorde: "You can compare this to, I think, a Formula One car and a bus, or something like that. You really have the feeling you have the very best in terms of technology." APTN Heathrow Airport, England - 17 July, 2001 15. Front shot as Concorde takes off and wheels retract Pool Heathrow Airport, England - 17 July, 2001 16. Rear shot as Concorde climbs away 17. Various Concorde on runway 18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Mike Bannister, British Airways' Chief Concorde Pilot: "A real joy to be flying this wonderful aircraft once more and taking her back where she belongs" 19. Close up name tag APTN Heathrow Airport, England - 19 September, 2001 20. Various of BA Concorde outside hangar 21. Close up of man cleaning BA Concorde APTN Paris, France - October 23, 2001 22. Set up shot of Eric Blain, aviation analyst for CONSORS at his desk 23.SOUNDBITE: (English) Eric Blain, Airlines Analyst for CONSORS: "Concorde is a secure plane, Concorde has a lot of advantages for some kind of customer, I mean it's not for everybody - but for some kind of customer it's a great advantage and I think those advantages are still there." APTN Gonesse, France - July 25, 2001 (one year after the crash) 24. Wide shot of family members of victims in an emotional gathering at crash site 25. Zoom in to gathering at crash site 26. One of the relatives nearly faints, overcome with emotion 27. SOUNDBITE (French) Carmela Siracusa, former employee at Hotelissimo: "At the moment, my objective is to put (the crash) behind me, even if I still think about what happened, even if I will think about it for the rest of my life. To put it behind me...and to have a brand new start in life." 28. Shot of Concorde crash memorial near Air France headquarters 29.Close up of Memorial plaque APTN Orly Airport, Paris - May 2001 30.Concorde Landing APTN Paris, France - Jan 18, 2001 31. Concorde fans holding banner reading (French) "Concorde we love you" STORYLINE : The world's most exclusive jet is making a comeback. Back by popular demand the supersonic Concorde will resume commercial flights from Paris and London to New York on Wednesday after an extensive refit. It followed the crash of an Air France Concorde outside Paris on July 25, 2000, which killed 109 persons on board and four on the ground. It was the first crash in the plane's 25 years of commercial service but it dealt a severe blow to the reputation of the prestige aircraft. Questions were raised about whether it was time to retire the luxury jet but both companies were determined to return the Concorde to service as soon as possible. Over time, crash investigators pieced together the cause of the disaster. They believe that during takeoff from Paris, a stray strip of titanium metal on the runway punctured one of the jet's tyres, which then exploded, propelling bits of rubber into the fuel tank. The tank ruptured, causing a tremendous fuel leak which then caught fire. The fire melted the controls and crippled the engines causing the plane to spin out of control and crash. Ever since, Air France and British Airways have been hard at work redesigning parts of the plane to prevent a similar chain of events from occurring. Concorde manufacturer EADS asked French tyres maker Michelin to develop an extremely tough tyre especially for the Concorde. All of the modifications taken convinced the civil aviation authorities to permit the Concorde to resume commercial service. Air travel analysts are confident that the type of passengers who can afford to fly on Concorde will return to supersonic air travel. But relatives of those killed are still trying to recover from the events of July 25, 2000.

TAPE: EF01/0547 IN_TIME: 23:11:36 DURATION: 3:53 SOURCES: APTN/VNR RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Various - Recent and File SHOTLIST: APTN - Gonesse - July 26, 2001 1. Firefighters dousing flames after crash 2. Firemen behind cordon 3. Firemen carrying bodies away APTN - Brize Norton base - July 17, 2001 4. Concorde taking off after first major test flight 5. Wind sock on runway 6. Concorde on runway 7. Cockpit 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Mike Bannister, British Airways' Chief Concorde Pilot "A real joy to be flying this wonderful aircraft once more and taking her back where she belongs. And the reception we had on leaving Heathrow, and the reception here is very, very encouraging." APTN - Paris - April 17, 2001 9. Concorde takes off from Paris to Istres (French military air base) VNR - January 26, 2001 10. Various tests on Concorde in Istres APTN - Paris - July 18, 2001 11. SOUNDBITE: (French) Jean-Claude Gayssot, French Transport Minister "And I keep thinking that there's a possibility to get the flying certificate back, I would think sometimes during autumn of this year, as soon as they secure all the parameters so that the chain of events that led to the crash last year never happens again." Michelin VNR - Paris - July 2001 12. Tests for new Concorde tyre - metallic plate attached to titanium blade for tests 13. Tyre being tested against titanium blade - demonstrating how the new tyre remains inflated and is not detreaded during the simulation tests with tyre spinning at 384 kilometre per hour APTN - June 7, 2001 14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pierre Desmarets, Director General of Michelin's Aviation Tyre Division "This tyre has simulated landings and takeoff of the Concorde over a hundred times and we've never been able to make this tyre blow up." VNR 15. Fitting of these Michelin tyres on Concorde in Istres, France military base 16. Spraying of runways followed by breaking test on wet surface 17. Concorde outfitted with NZD tyres passes through the wet surface APTN - Military base near Le Bourget Airport, outside Paris - July 11, 2000 18. Various Concorde debris after the crash being checked as part of BEA investigation (French Bureau of Accident and Inquiry) APTN - London - July 23, 2001 19. Various shots of French Bureau of Accident and Inquiry website with latest Concorde report published APTN - Paris - July 12, 2001 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul-Louis Arslanian, Head of France's Bureau of Accident and Inquiry "It maybe qualified as bad luck or maybe fate, but in aviation, especially when you're dealing with safety you cannot just rub things up saying it's bad luck or it's fate. You have to identify what has to be done in order for bad luck to be more difficult next time." APTN - Paris - January 18, 2001 21. Enthusiasts with poster saying 'We love Concorde' STORYLINE: New tests bolster the theory that a metal strip _ believed to have sparked the events that led to last year's Concorde crash _ came from a Continental Airlines jet, investigators said Monday. Photographs taken in Houston, where Continental is based, helped identify the strip as coming from a Continental DC-10, France's Accident Investigation Bureau, or BEA, said in a statement. Continental officials said they were studying the report but would not comment in detail on the accident while the investigation was still under way. Investigators believe one of the Concorde's tires burst after running over a stray metal strip on the runway. The explosion sent rubber debris hurtling toward fuel tanks and prompting a fuel leak and fire that brought the plane down. The statement issued Monday said that tests have "established a close relation between the metallic strip and the joint area on the cowl on engine 3 of the Continental Airlines DC-10." The French Accident Investigation Bureau ruled out speculation that poor maintenance had contributed to the tragedy. A piece missing from the DC-10's cowl, which covers part of the engine, had been changed twice, on June 11 and July 19, 2000, the statement said. The Concorde crashed on July 25, 2000. The statement summarizes the latest work by investigators trying to determine why the luxury jet crashed just minutes after taking off from Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris, killing 113 people. Now, the question many are asking is, "When will Concorde fly again?" It was a terrible air accident but also the collapse of a legend. A year ago, on July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde burst into flames after take-off, killing 109 people on board and 4 on the ground. An air catastrophe has never had such enormous repercussions as this one. Concorde, capable of going from Paris to New York in three hours and 45 minutes had never had a fatal accident in 25 years and seemed unconquerable. But both Air France and British Airways grounded their fleets after the crash. Now the airlines are working together to get Concorde back into service, but they still do not know exactly when, or if, the supersonic will start flying again. Both companies estimate regular flights will pick up in the end of Autunm 2001. However, the Concorde is still awaiting approval to get its flying certificate back from the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) in England, and the from the General Direction of the French Civil Aviation (DGAC) in France, which was annulled for both companies in August last year. A newly modified British Airways Concorde completed a test flight last Tuesday (July 17) - the first supersonic flight since the fleet was grounded. With chief Concorde pilot Captain Mike Bannister at the controls, the sleek aircraft jet flew out over the Atlantic, turned round the southwest of Iceland, then returned to the UK. Bannister said it was absolutely wonderful to be back at Concorde's controls. During the three hour and twenty minute flight, extensive testing was carried out on safety equipment added since last year's crash near Paris. British Airways has strengthened the wiring in the undercarriages of its seven Concorde's, lined the fuel tanks with a special protective material called Kevlar, and made other changes meant to prevent fuel leaks. Air France has also had its own, shorter, test flights a few month back in Istres, France. Top officials say the Concorde will soon have its certification back. The new improved Concorde also has new tyres, to eliminate the possibility of a repeat of the events which lead to the crash a year ago. In June, the French tyre manufacturer, Michelin, unveiled its new extra-resistant tyre technology designed specifically for the Concorde. The new radial near zero growth tyre will be instrumental in helping the Concorde regain its authorisation for flight. The tyres were built at the request of EADS - the European Aeronautic Defence and Space company which manufactures the Concorde. Following the crash, EADS contacted tyre manufacturers across the world to find a model more resistant to damage by foreign objects. Michelin told reporters that its new tyre held up when passed over a 30cm metal strip at 380 kilometers per hour in laboratory tests. The French Accident Investigation Bureau (B-E-A) will issue their final report in the coming months. The interim report, published on Monday, confirmed initial findings that the plane had hit a metal strip on the runway, causing debris to burst under wing fuel tanks and start the fire that brought the plane down. Officials at the B-E-A are keen to make sure nothing like that happens again. So it now appears that the sleek jet will rebound from the Air France crash. British Airways says it hopes to resume flying its Concordes commercially by late summer. And Air France has suggested that it hopes to resume service by autumn. Each airline would initially fly one daily roundtrip to New York's JFK airport, with British Airways eventually adding a second.

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