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>One of the icons of the civil aviation industry is returning," said Chris Yates, aviation safety editor at Jane's Transport in London. "It's the shot in the arm that the industry needs at this moment."Despite a 30-percent drop in trans-Atlantic travel since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the airlines say they are confident of filling the 100-seat planes. British Airways says it has already sold 7,000 seats.Flying above turbulence at twice the speed of sound, the Concorde crosses the Atlantic in about half the flying time of conventional jets. A roundtrip Paris-New York ticket costs about $7,300, while a London-New York roundtrip is about $10,000.Service is being scaled back — British Airways and Air France have each modified three Concordes, allowing for leeway to determine customer demand