HC Deb 10 April 1973 vol 854 cc249-50W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what date the Concorde is expected to receive its certificate of airworthiness; and how this date compares with the original estimate.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

The manufacturers expect that Concorde will receive its certificate of airworthiness in January 1975, about five years later than originally envisaged when the project began in 1962.