Originally Posted by 411A
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"Concorde was a one class aircraft, all in one cabin and that seemed to do alright."
Errr, I don't think so.
Concorde never made a profit in any real sense of the word, it was completely subsidized by the French/British governments and their respective large airlines.
Nice to look at certainly, and quite an aeronautical achievement...without a doubt.
But profitable?
Ahhh, no.
Better read your history books again.
Once the BA Concorde operation was re-organized in 1982/83, it consistently made a profit almost to the end in 2003,
without subsidies.
Not a huge one.... there were not enough aircraft and not enough flights, but the operation definitely more than paid for itself!
Air France was a different story.