When Concorde was launched , sales were predicted to be 150 aircraft , but only 14 aircraft were actually built for commercial service . Service entry was only secured through large government funding subsidy . These few aircraft went on to have a very long in-service flight life and were ultimately commercially successful for their operators , until finally removed from service in the aftermath of the type 's only crash in 2000 and the 9/11 terrorist attacks when Airbus decided to end servicing arrangements
only crash in 2000
Air France Flight 4590
Boeing 2707