Concordes Decide Who Gets In

Text on the meme

BA Concordes gathering to sniff the back of a freshly built one before deciding if they let it into their group. If rejected, it has to go to Air France.

What it means

Several Concorde supersonic passenger jets are arranged around a newly built Concorde on an airport tarmac, humorously appearing to sniff it before deciding whether to accept it into their group. The punchline is that a rejected aircraft would have to join Air France, referencing the split between British Airways and Air France Concorde operations. It is used as an absurd aviation reaction meme about gatekeeping, group acceptance, or being rejected and sent elsewhere.

Objects

Concorde supersonic airliners / сверхзвуковые самолёты «Конкорд»airport tarmac / перрон аэропорта aircraft nose / нос самолёта aircraft wings / крылья самолёта aircraft tails / хвосты самолётов runway markings / разметка на взлётно-посадочной площадке airport building / здание аэропорта ground service vehicle / автомобиль наземного обслуживания black-and-white photograph / чёрно-белая фотография