Air France Concorde flies to New York
An Air France Concorde has flown from Paris to New York for the first time since last year's Paris crash.
The carrier said it was a final dress rehearsal for the plane's return to full service next week.
The supersonic jet, carrying 65 Air France employees, left Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport and arrived on schedule, three hours and 55 minutes later, at New York's John F Kennedy airport.
"It was a very smooth flight," said Air France spokeswoman Marina Tymen.
The flight came one week after British Airways operated its first transatlantic test flight, 14 months after the crash outside Paris which killed 113 people.
British Airways will run a preview flight for corporate customers and reporters on November 7 and resume its regular commercial service two days later.
