Igor Mazepa
Igor Aleksandrovich Mazepa( born 02 July 1976) is the director general of the Concorde Capital investment company in( Ukraine, Kiev).
Aharon Ipalé
Aharon Ipalé( December 27, 1941 – June 27, 2016) was an Israeli- American actor, known for his roles in American and British film and television productions.
His credits included" Fiddler on the Roof"( 1971)," Innocent Bystanders"( 1972)," Raid on Entebbe"( 1977)," Too Hot to Handle"( 1977)," The Concorde ... Airport' 79"( 1979)," The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood"( 1980)," Xanadu"( 1980)," Who Dares Wins"( 1982)," Eye of the Widow"( 1991)," Son of the Pink Panther"( 1993)," The Mummy"( 1999), and" The Mummy Returns"( 2001).
Concorde Affaire '79
Concorde Affaire'79, also known as The Concorde Affair, is a 1979 Italian action thriller directed by Ruggero Deodato and written by Ernesto Gastaldi and Renzo Genta.
Released in the same year as" The Concorde ... Airport' 79" and featuring actor Joseph Cotten, who appeared in" Airport'77", the film was an attempt by producers to take advantage of the success of the" Airport" film franchise of the 1970s.
Brian Walpole
Captain Brian Owen Walpole
OBE, FRAeS is a pilot who was the General Manager with responsibility for Concorde with British Airways.
Walpole started his career in aviation by joining the RAF in 1952.
In his four years service he served as an operational fighter squadron pilot, flying Meteors and was also a member of the Fighter Command formation aerobatic team, giving displays all over Europe.
In 1956 he joined BOAC, which was later to merge with BEA and become British Airways.
Initially as a First Officer on the Argonaut fleet and later he was made the first training co-pilot in BOAC and in 1971 he was promoted to command becoming Fleet Captain of the 707 Fleet in 1972.
In 1975 he commanded the Boeing 707 aircraft used for the Royal Tour to the Far East which Her Majesty the Queen undertook and a year later he transferred to the Concorde Fleet.
In 1977, he commanded the Concorde which flew the Queen from Barbados to London and the first supersonic commercial service from London to New York City.
His achievements were recognised in 1978 when he was awarded the Britannia Trophy, presented by HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, for his work on the launch of the Concorde New York service.
In 1982 he became the General Manager of the Concorde Division at BA and was responsible for all aspects of British Airways Concorde operations, from marketing and advertising to control of the fleet's day- to- day operations.
His achievements in aviation were again recognised in 1983 when he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and two years later he was granted the Freedom of the City of London.
In 1988 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in The Queen's Birthday Honours List.
In July 1988 Walpole was grounded by British Airways for landing a transatlantic Concorde at Heathrow with 25 minutes of reserve fuel remaining, instead of 30 minutes of reserve fuel.
Walpole had the option to divert to Shannon airport to refuel, but had not done so.
He barrel rolled the Concorde during testing, along with another test pilot, Jean Franchi.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
SST: Death Flight
SST Death Flight (aka SST: Disaster in the Sky, Flight of the Maiden and Death Flight) is a 1977 American made-for-television air disaster film directed by David Lowell Rich.
Produced by ABC Circle Films, the film featured an all-star ensemble television cast. "
SST Death Flight" capitalized on the popularity of 1970s aircraft disaster films, this time with a crippled supersonic transport (SST) aircraft that is refused permission to land due to the threat of spreading a deadly strain of influenza.
David Lowell Rich who went on to direct "The Concorde ...
Airport '79", was the most successful director to exploit the disaster formula in both television and film.
Dating back to "The Horror at 37,000 Feet", a television movie made for CBS Television in 1973, the "popular "Airport"-style brand of group-jeopardy epic was exploited by Rich more than any other filmmaker."
Susan Blakely
Susan Blakely( born September 7, 1948) is an American actress and model.
She is best known for her leading role in the 1976 ABC miniseries" Rich Man, Poor Man", for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.
Blakely also has appeared in films including" The Towering Inferno"( 1974)," Report to the Commissioner"( 1975)," Capone"( 1975)," The Concorde ... Airport' 79"( 1979)," Over the Top"( 1987) and" Ladykillers"( 1988).
David Lowell Rich
David Lowell Rich (August 31, 1920 – October 21, 2001) was an American film director and producer.
He directed nearly 100 films and TV episodes between 1950 and 1987.
He was born in New York City.
He began directing on a regular basis in 1950.
Rich won an Emmy for outstanding direction of a special in 1978 for "The Defection of Simas Kudirka".
His brother was director John Rich.
The Concorde ... Airport '79
The Concorde ...
Airport '79 is a 1979 American air disaster film (in the UK, it was released a year later as Airport '80: The Concorde) and the fourth and final installment of the "Airport" franchise.
Poorly reviewed by critics, the film also flopped at the box office.
Produced on a then high budget of $14 million, it earned a little over $13 million, thus ending the enormous financial success of the "Airport" films.
The film was directed by David Lowell Rich.
The ensemble cast includes George Kennedy, who appeared in all four films from the "Airport" series, Susan Blakely, Alain Delon and Robert Wagner in main roles.
Mercedes McCambridge and Martha Raye have cameos.
Stacy Heather Tolkin
Stacy Heather Tolkin( born February 27, 1973) is a former child actress who played the part of Irina in" The Concorde ... Airport' 79", and voiced a number of 1983 television productions featuring Charles Schulz Peanuts characters.
Tolkin also voiced Sally Brown and Truffles in" Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?", and" The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show".
She also played Herb Tarlek's daughter in a few episodes of" WKRP In Cincinnati".
As a child actress, Tolkin was in over a hundred commercials including McDonald's, Grandma's Cookies, and Kellogg's Corn Flakes.
She was also on the cover of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes box.
Tolkin played Bonnie Franklin's daughter in the TV movie," Portrait of a Rebel: Margaret Sanger".

Question: Where was the director of film The Concorde ... Airport '79 born?
Answer: New York