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$12k? not worth it. I've done the tranatlantic thing a good deal because of where I llive and I was a North American travel agent before I got into this game. If you are in Arizona, like your ident says, there is little point getting the concord because you are going to have to take the flight to NYC to get it in the first place.
Of course, if you have had your heart set on doing Concord once before you die then that is a different matter.
However, some things to mention when you are looking for flights: Don't forget that there are two major international airports serving London (plus a number of smaller ones) - heathrow (LHR) and Gatwick (LGW). They are both many miles from the city but have good transport links into it. Gatwick is a lot easier to get through simply because it is smaller. Also, I personally like their transport system better because it is a train into London Bridge vs the tube or the heathrow express. Tubes are a bitch with luggage.
In the last few years I have flown the following to the States from London : US Air, United, Continental, Air France, Virgin
US Air had the best entertainment system of them all. I was suprised by that. United and Air France had the best food. Virgin was a dissapointment but if I had kids I may have rated them higher. Contenential was fine over all but nothing special.
The one advantage of 'national' airlines such as Air France is that you usually can get a free stopover in their country on the way to somewhere else such as London.
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