> But it jump started Airbus, a hugely successful aircraft manufacturer Yes but that was also very, very lucky. Claiming this is some inevitable legacy of Conc

> But it jump started Airbus, a hugely successful aircraft manufacturer Yes but that was also very, very lucky. Claiming this is some inevitable legacy of Concord is nonsense. Airbus almost failed like so many other British-French-German partnerships of the time. Using Airbus to claim Concord is a success is a huge strech.