Aviation News April 2023
Could surplus F-16s take fight to Russia?
Could former Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16AM/BMs provide an interim solution for Bulgaria and mean more MiGs for Ukraine? Babak Taghvaee reports
Aviation in the DDR's dying days: planespotting behind the Iron Curtain
As the Berlin Wall fell, opportunities arose. Peter R Foster details several visits to the former German Democratic Republic shortly after the reunification of Germany
Could this aircraft replace the 737? Boeing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing explained
Boeing and NASA have emerged with an eye-catching new concept for a future commercial airliner, reports Mark Broadbent
What's the future for Qantas' A380s? Examining the airline's fleet renewal programme
With down payments made for A220s, A321XLRs and A350-1000s, Qantas is now eyeing up a successor for its Airbus A330s. Owen Zupp details the Aussie giant’s next moves as well as its future fleet
Boeing P-8A: The free world's most capable maritime patrol aircraft?
The Boeing P-8A has rapidly assumed the role as the free world’s most capable maritime patrol aircraft. In the first of two parts, Tom Kaminski details what has recently become the US Navy’s sole land-based anti-submarine aircraft
