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One of Saddest Days in Aviation History

Aired December 01, 2003 - 06:57   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: When the British Airways supersonic Concorde jet flew into retirement in October. Some called it one of the saddest days in aviation history. Well, now you have a chance to own a bit of that history.
CNN's Richard Quest explains.

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RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Concorde may have made her last flight, but there's still the bits and pieces of those planes, everything from the obscure, such as the ground checkout pump selector, to the obvious. All are to be sold for charity. There are the Concorde trolleys, the Concorde cups, even the captain's seat. The most expensive item is likely to be the nose cone, which could fetch half a million dollars.

(on camera): Much of what's on sale here is nothing more than aviation bric-a-brac. But anything that is uniquely Concorde, like the mach meter showing the speed of sound, will go for very high prices. This is estimated to go for up to $36,000. As for things like the Concorde trolley, what on earth would you do with it once you'd got it home? Perhaps put them next to those Conran (ph) design passenger chairs, also likely to be hotly fought over.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I would really love a couple of these chairs and then I could have the private cinema indoors that I've always wanted.

QUEST (voice-over): It's a fair bet that over time the rarest items bought at this sale will prove to be a worthwhile investment.

JON BADDELEY, AUCTIONEER: I think Concorde will be always seen as the icon design of this 20th century. So, if you can acquire a piece today or tomorrow, it will appreciate in time.

QUEST: So, for those who never flew on the plane, never traveled at the speed of sound, it's the last chance to own a bit of something that is no more.

Richard Quest, CNN, London.

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Aired December 1, 2003 - 06:57   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: When the British Airways supersonic Concorde jet flew into retirement in October. Some called it one of the saddest days in aviation history. Well, now you have a chance to own a bit of that history.
CNN's Richard Quest explains.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Concorde may have made her last flight, but there's still the bits and pieces of those planes, everything from the obscure, such as the ground checkout pump selector, to the obvious. All are to be sold for charity. There are the Concorde trolleys, the Concorde cups, even the captain's seat. The most expensive item is likely to be the nose cone, which could fetch half a million dollars.

(on camera): Much of what's on sale here is nothing more than aviation bric-a-brac. But anything that is uniquely Concorde, like the mach meter showing the speed of sound, will go for very high prices. This is estimated to go for up to $36,000. As for things like the Concorde trolley, what on earth would you do with it once you'd got it home? Perhaps put them next to those Conran (ph) design passenger chairs, also likely to be hotly fought over.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I would really love a couple of these chairs and then I could have the private cinema indoors that I've always wanted.

QUEST (voice-over): It's a fair bet that over time the rarest items bought at this sale will prove to be a worthwhile investment.

JON BADDELEY, AUCTIONEER: I think Concorde will be always seen as the icon design of this 20th century. So, if you can acquire a piece today or tomorrow, it will appreciate in time.

QUEST: So, for those who never flew on the plane, never traveled at the speed of sound, it's the last chance to own a bit of something that is no more.

Richard Quest, CNN, London.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com