contrary to popular belief, it did not cause the immediate retirement of the Concorde, but contributed to it.
Ignorant individual: the Concorde crash was why it was retired!
Smart individual: actually, Air France flight 4590 didn’t cause both Air France and British Airways to immediately ground and retire their entire Concorde fleet. Indeed the crash played a part, but it was mostly a combination of high operational costs, high maintenance and restriction of supersonic travel over land due to the sonic boom led to the eventual retirement of the Concorde. 9/11 didn’t help matters either. They still operated their Concordes for a few years after the crash happened.
Smart individual: actually, Air France flight 4590 didn’t cause both Air France and British Airways to immediately ground and retire their entire Concorde fleet. Indeed the crash played a part, but it was mostly a combination of high operational costs, high maintenance and restriction of supersonic travel over land due to the sonic boom led to the eventual retirement of the Concorde. 9/11 didn’t help matters either. They still operated their Concordes for a few years after the crash happened.
by why are russian girls so cute October 28, 2025
Get the Air France flight 4590mug. Person 1: I heard he's from France, he might be an interesting guy.
Person 2: He's made of butter and tartar sauce.
Person 2: He's made of butter and tartar sauce.
by lean luvr February 9, 2022
Get the Francemug. The Tour de France is a sexual maneuver performed when a girl riding a bicycle with rear pegs, is penetrated by someone standing on said rear pegs. It is extremely difficult, and dangerous. However, thousands of people perform this maneuver every other week. (esp. in California)
Ron: Hey, did you get with Jen yet?
Bob: Hell Yeah!! We did a Tour de France in the park for like 45 minutes!
Ron: No Way!
Bob: Yeah Way!
Bob: Hell Yeah!! We did a Tour de France in the park for like 45 minutes!
Ron: No Way!
Bob: Yeah Way!
by PervertedPickle January 14, 2010
Get the Tour de Francemug. Typically the words of horror, hearing this come out from anybody's yapping mouth can instantly trigger mental sanity loss because of their believing in this country. This is also Scary Fact #67.
French Guy - "Hey, did you know that There is a France?"
German Guy - "NO NO NO NO ONOO NOONO NONONO NOOOOO"
German Guy - "NO NO NO NO ONOO NOONO NONONO NOOOOO"
by The Local Tax Agent June 4, 2024
Get the There is a Francemug. A no-good country where all they do is drink wine eat snails and smoke whilst thinking they are better than everyone else. FUCK FRANCE (Paris is in France.)
by francehater34 July 19, 2022
Get the francemug. She is always taking the boys by doing nothing. She is like the flu all the boys catch her. She is very Flat. She is really funny jokes. Haha she thinks.
by Hdhdbffbf June 2, 2020
Get the Ruby Frances Taylormug. A nice young woman
She seems stubborn at first but that’s only because she’s shy
She has a great personality with a great humor
She is a really pretty gal who is very strong and it’ll make you develop feeling
She seems stubborn at first but that’s only because she’s shy
She has a great personality with a great humor
She is a really pretty gal who is very strong and it’ll make you develop feeling
by Hhhhhhelllloooo May 29, 2022
Get the Francemug.