Dear dear Solo, do you really have to resort to snide? Is that the only way you think you can get a point across? You can't be right all the time you know, even though BA pays you. Perhaps you are on their
PR staff in which case you have failed.
You will just have to recognise that other people have points of view too. Some might even have first hand knowledge. Some might even know exactly what they are talking about. Some might have also been in the industry for a very long time! Are you getting the point?
Sadly you and your ilk find a forum in PPRuNe in which you can spout garbage without the normal requirement of substantiation or fact. Your emotions do not represent a sound business case for preserving the flagship of our fleet, nor do they hold much sway over the politic machinations of Airbus. The era is over Fillosan, it fell victim to the politics which gave it life, now deal with it and stop carping.
Firstly, PPRuNe and it's forums are specifically designed for people to "spout" their opinions, garbage or not. And as I said above you should not imagine that those who do have opinions might have a good deal more experience than you.
Forget AF, forget Airbus, this was a BA decision, Airbus just went along with it - OR - were given purely French ultimatums. The old hands in BA who hang on to the puppet strings are the ones who should be held to account but they are not. Their actions are underhanded but nonetheless ruthless. If they had had any feelings left for Concorde they would have, indeed, should have, given Virgin the opportunity to prove their point. They ARE a good airline. They are profitable too.
BA have been tainted for years. Dirty tricks, boil on the bum unions, massive overmanning which, eventually, meant the removal of over 10,000 uneeded staff, predatory route applications which resulted in massive penalty payments (another dirty trick) to the airlines they tried to smother. Who knows how much more they got away with.
This doesn't mention the bad management that exists. Good people, VERY good people treated like something the cat brought in. That is not the way to get the best from people. Quite reverse in fact. But who cares?
Solo, do yourself a big favour and stop trying to extol the virtues of BA - it hasn't got any. Let them fly into cuckoo land. In the next few months will see if BA has made a good decision or not.
Concorde was for the ordinary person the flagship (you got that right!) of all that is British. Everyone wanted to fly with her, the charters proved that. (ummm! Why did BA not carry on with those - they made pots of the stuff) But it was only the rich and famous who could afford it. Concorde is an icon, a beautiful flying machine which is loved. BA destroyed it and they will not be forgiven.
The era may be over solo but people will carp about it for many years to come. Get used to it. If you don't like that kind music then get of the dance floor.