NEW YORK — The British Airways Concorde jet is headed back to New York City’s Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
The supersonic jet holds the record for the fastest Transatlantic passenger flight in 1996 — just two hours and 52 minutes from Heathrow to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Chopper 2 is over the British Airways Concorde jet as it makes its way back to New York City’s Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum after months of renovations. Watch more local news on CBS News New York: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live/
Posted by CBS New York on Thursday, March 14, 2024
The Concorde left Brooklyn’s Navy Yard on Wednesday morning and will now make its way up the Hudson River to Manhattan’s West Side. A crane will then lift it back onto the Intrepid.
The decommissioned jet has been at the museum since 2003. It was removed for the first time last August for an extensive renovation.
Museum curators said the plane underwent meticulous treatment, including the removal of its paint coating and interior inspections for corrosion.
Watch live coverage of the return streaming on CBS News New York.
