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New Saudi Arabian airline Riyadh Air plans to offer its customers a new standard in business travel with its Business Elite suites on its Boeing 789-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The new airline is scheduled to make its first commercial flight before the end of 2025. The company promises that the suites will be comparable to first-class The post Riyadh Air Business Elite Suites a New Luxury Option For Flyers appeared first on Avgeekery.

You don’t need to be an astute observer to notice that hangars—those utilitarian metal boxes that house planes but often lack personality or purpose beyond storage—haven’t really evolved very much since, well…the very dawn of aviation.  And that’s a problem. You see, most hangars at US airports were built decades ago, back when the “big” The post You’ve Never Seen a Hangar Like This: Inside The Nest by BLACKBIRD PARTNERS appeared first on Avgeekery.

President Donald Trump flexed American airpower today upon meeting Vladimir Putin in Alaska, with a B-2 stealth bomber and four F-35s flying over Russia’s leader to greet him on American soil. The U.S. Air Force B-2 just recently conducted bombing strikes on underground nuclear facilities in Iran, named Operation Midnight Hammer. They dealt a major The post President Trump Flexes B-2 and F-35s Over Putin in Alaska appeared first on Avgeekery.

On 5 August 2025, Ravn Alaska shut down operations for the second—and final—time.  The Anchorage-based regional carrier, long considered a cornerstone of Alaska’s intra-state connectivity, quietly folded after nearly 77 years of service. Its collapse leaves behind a fragmented regional network and raises concerns about the long-term viability of rural air service in one of The post The Final Flight: Ravn Alaska’s Quiet Exit Marks the End of a 77-Year Legacy appeared first on Avgeekery.

First things first: this post is strictly about aviation. It is not about politics, and we ask that comments and discussion focus on the unique aviation aspect of this event — specifically the Ilyushin Il-96. A Rare Arrival on American Soil On Thursday, 14 August 2025, an Ilyushin Il-96-300PU — the VIP transport variant of The post Rare Russian Visitor: Ilyushin Il-96 Lands in Anchorage Ahead of High-Profile Summit appeared first on Avgeekery.