The CEO of Airbus said in the Financial Times that "The costs of operating Concorde, and in particular maintenance and support, have become such that operations

The CEO of Airbus said in the Financial Times that "The costs of operating Concorde, and in particular maintenance and support, have become such that operations are unrealistic for any operator." The reason BA booked a profit is because of massive de facto government subsidies for Concorde, for reasons of national prestige.