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Old August 23rd, 2008, 04:55 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:28:55 GMT, Stefan Patric
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On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:27:01 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:

Stefan Patric writes:
Was the Concord ever profitable at all?


The Concorde earned back its operating costs once it went into
transatlantic service, but its development costs were mostly eaten by
the British and French governments.


So, the answer is "no."


Depending on how you define "profitable". It appears to have been
profitable for the operating consortium.

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