The historic aircraft! But now disappeared. There is no next generation of this kind of aircraft, although today’s technology is much better. First flown in 1969. Concorde was commercial operated from 1976 until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04 (1,354 mph or 2,180 km/h at cruise altitude), with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. CONCORDE!