British Airways and Air France operated the supersonic airliner Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde , and the world 's first supersonic passenger service flew in January 1976 from London Heathrow to Bahrain . Services to the US began on 24 May 1976 with a flight to Washington Dulles airport , and flights to New York JFK airport followed on 22 September 1977 . Service to Singapore was established in co-operation with Singapore Airlines as a continuation of the flight to Bahrain . Following the Air France Concorde crash in Paris and a slump in air travel following the 11 September attacks in New York in 2001 , it was decided to cease Concorde operations in 2003 after 27 years of service . The final commercial Concorde flight was BA002 from New York JFK to London Heathrow on 24 October 2003
Air France Concorde crash
Air France Flight 4590
British Airways