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Dubai under consideration as home of seventh Concorde.


Byline: Dubai is one of several places being considered to rehouse re·house  
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To provide with new, usually improved housing.


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 the last remaining 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.
 Concorde.

Dubai: Dubai is one of several places being considered to rehouse the last remaining British Airways Concorde.

Of a fleet of seven, six Concordes have already been given to museums.

"Six British Airways Concordes are on display and open for public viewing at locations in the UK and abroad. We're looking at a number of options for the seventh, including a permanent home at Heathrow but we have not made any decisions yet on its final location," a BA spokesperson told Gulf News on Wednesday.

The fastest airliner Concorde may settle in Dubai alongside its aquatic counterpart, the fastest ocean liner, the Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
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Deceased people
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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

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 international reports this week.

According to the Times Online, a Dubai-based consortium has big plans to turn the legendary aircraft into a tourist attraction, alongside the Queen Elizabeth 2 whose future as a floating hotel has already been mapped out at Palm Jumeirah.

The BA spokesperson declined to comment on this. Officials at Dubai World were unavailable for comment.

British Airways' seventh Concorde celebrates the 40th anniversary of its maiden flight on Thursday.

The other six are now in museums but Alpha Bravo has been tucked away in Heathrow since the fleet was grounded six years ago.

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Date:Apr 9, 2009
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