When the crew showed up the next day, Scott knew the Gods had smiled upon him. The Flight Engineer, Rick Eades, was his personal friend, and
link the copilot, Tim Orchard, had a great relationship with officials on the London side. Luckily, J.F.K.
link was easy to work with, and they were used to the Concorde as it was the busiest supersonic airport in the
link world at the time. Two flights from British Airways and two flights from Air France would come in daily.