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BRITISH AIRWAYS GROUNDS ITS CONCORDE FLEET

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From: The Columbian
Date: 20000816
Author:ROBERT BARR, Associated Press

ROBERT BARR, Associated Press
The Columbian
08-16-2000
LONDON -- Warned of new official doubts about the Concorde's tires, British Airways grounded its supersonic fleet in dramatic fashion Tuesday, pulling a New York-bound plane off the runway.
The airline was told that British and French officials looking into last month's Air France Concorde disaster intended to revoke the jet's airworthiness certification. Later, the French Transport Ministry said the safety concerns focused on the plane's tires and that a formal recommendation that all Concorde flights be suspended was imminent.
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