BA Concorde has moved

[Dougs]

just been through Heathrow on one of my trips and noticed concorde has been moved to outside the BA engineering hanger next to the longstay carpark anyone know whats happening to her she is parked very close to the edge. Have her wings been taken off?

[Gaz]

Awaiting the scrap man?

[Xplumberlives]

Is it related to the two earthquakes?

[Jigsaw]

[Dougs]

perhaps the ground slopes?

[Mags]

Aww - poor AB - isn't she still parked in the old engine test bay?

[Saracenman]

i fear AB might end up getting scrapped

parking fees on the old runway 23/05 are astronomical, which is probably why BA have moved her. i thought the original idea was to incorporate her into the new T5, but i suspect BA are embarrassed by Concorde these days - a reminder of when they were a great airline!

sm

[Xplumberlives]

That is a bloody long time ago!

[Mags]

Be awful if she got scapped

[Mackrick]

From The Sunday Times November 22, 2009

Concorde runs out of room at Heathrow.

CONCORDE may have to leave Heathrow, its spiritual home, because British Airways is struggling to find space to put it on display.

The supersonic airliner was grounded in 2003 after nearly 30 years in service. Air France and BA sent the planes to museums and airports around the world. Six are on display in the UK and BA retained one to put on show at Heathrow.

Plans to make it the centrepiece of Terminal 5 were cancelled. It was then parked on a taxiway in view of departing and arriving flights. This spot has been lost because of work to accommodate the Airbus A380 superjumbo.

BA’s last Concorde is now parked behind its maintenance hangars at Heathrow. A plan this year to sell it to Dubai did not materialise.

The airline said: “Heathrow is the world’s most congested airport and finding a permanent location is not proving straightforward. We are looking at a number of options for the aircraft including a permanent home at Heathrow but have not made any decisions.”

BA’s Concorde fleet was based at Heathrow and the scheduled service to New York became the preferred mode of travel of the rich and famous. It was grounded by BA and Air France because of high costs.