denislawsbackheel
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Concord was prohibitively expensive to modify after the Paris crash, which was caused by crap on the runway. That problem with the fuel tanks wouldn't have been a problem if the runway had been inspected and cleaned.
Unfortunately, after the incident the aviation authorities had do do something, because if they did nothing and it happened again (even if this was highly unlikely), then they would be guilty of gross negligence. Basically, an exercise in arse covering.
But modified it was and returned to service.
The downturn in cross Atlantic air travel immediately after 9/11 was what saw it withdrawn by BA.