Concorde Enthusiasts' Auction Goes Global.Business Editors FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2004 More than 150,000 Concorde items are to go under the hammer in Verb 1. hammer in - teach by drills and repetition beat in, drill in, ram down drill - teach by repetition a British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. online auction. The four-day event run by DoveBid, a global provider of auction and valuation services, will take place from April 14 to 17, 2004 at Stoneleigh Park Stoneleigh Park is located south-west of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England. The grounds cover about 250 acres. Previously known as the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park is an exhibition and conference centre which hosts, among near Coventry, England and simultaneously Webcast to worldwide bidders over the internet. A preview of lots will take place from April 3 to 8 at Saltley Business Park in Birmingham, England. Items from the aircraft will include nosecones, cockpit instrumentation, on-board On board usually means to be traveling on some vehicle. For example, Baby On Board. Compare with overboard. Metaphorically, the term on-board is often used to refer to some piece of technology that is integrated in a moving vehicle, for example: Martin George, director of marketing at British Airways, said: "We received letters from Concorde fans all over the world asking to buy their own piece of aviation history and we are extremely pleased to be able to offer them the opportunity." "British Airways will be the largest UK auction in DoveBid's history with over 150,000 items for sale," said Ross Dove, chairman and chief executive officer of DoveBid. "Hundreds of bidders around the world have already expressed an interest in purchasing a piece of Concorde memorabilia through this global Webcast auction." To participate in this auction, buyers may bid live via the Internet at www.dovebid.com or attend in person. To preview assets, visit www.dovebid.com for locations and dates. Notes to editors: -- DoveBid will be conducting a preview of the assets for the media only on Tuesday, April 13, at Saltley Business Park near Birmingham from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (BST (convention) BST - British Summer Time. The name for daylight-saving time in the UK GMT time zone. ). DoveBid and British Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. company representatives will be at the event as well. -- The Concorde nosecones will be auctioned at 12 p.m. (BST) on Wednesday, April 14. -- British Airways' seven Concordes were in service for 27 years and in that time carried 2.5 million passengers some 140 million miles on approximately 50,000 flights. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion