The defence lawyer for Continental Airlines challenged court experts, the prosecutor, the judge and the plaintiff – Air France – today as a French court wrapped up a trial into the crash of a Concorde supersonic jet 10 years ago.

After a short delay caused by fog, a British Airways’ Concorde took off today on its first full transatlantic flight since its grounding in summer 2000.

British Airways was today flying Concorde to New York in its first full transatlantic flight since it was grounded.

The British Civil Aviation Authority says there is less than a one in a billion chance Concorde will crash again.

British Airways says plans are already underway to resume commercial flights on Concorde next month.

Plans for Concorde to resume passenger flights this autumn have been put on hold.

The French and British aviation authorities are today expected to grant permission for Concorde to resume passenger flights.

With long and tearful hugs, family members and friends gathered under a scorching sun today to remember the 113 people who died when an Air France Concorde crashed in a Paris suburb exactly one year ago.

British Airways plans to resume Concorde passenger flights in September, it was revealed today.

The Concorde which crashed last year weighed a little more than it should have done when it took off but this did not cause the tragic accident which claimed 113 lives, an interim accident report said today.