BA Concorde arrives early

A British Airways Concorde has landed at New York's John F Kennedy Airport.

The plane arrived 10 minutes early.

New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is greeting the arrival of the aircraft.

All Concordes have been grounded since last year's Paris crash.

The jet arrived at John F Kennedy Airport in New York ahead of schedule at 2.07pm (Irish time).

The plane was carrying 90 passengers including representatives from government, big business and the aviation industry.

Sting was one of the celebrities on board taking advantage of the 3.5 hour flight time.

The plane arrived shortly after an Air France Concorde landed at the airport.