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Barclays is increasing buy-to-let rates by up to 53 basis points tomorrow, as well withdrawing some landlord deals and launching others. Some of the most substantial price increases are to products in its existing buy-to-let customer reward range. Within this range, a two-year fixed at 75% loan-to-value with no fee has increased by 53bps from 4.97% to 5.5%. In the same range, a five-year fixed at 60% LTV with a £1,795 fee has increased by 45bps from 4.6% to 5.05%. A number of other deals in this range are going up by between 25 and 37bps. Barclays is also increasing…

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IATA Sets ‘Optimistic’ Timeline For Contactless Travel Adoption | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Chen Chuanren April 09, 2026 Credit: Getty Images SINGAPORE—IATA Director General Willie Walsh is hoping for widespread adoption of contactless travel to be achieved within five years, although the outgoing executive acknowledged that timeline depends on government and regulatory acceptance. His comments come as IATA concluded three proof-of… Chen Chuanren Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week’s Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week. Subscription Required IATA Sets ‘Optimistic’ Timeline For Contactless Travel Adoption…

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Europe’s ​aviation ⁠safety ‌regulator EASA on ​Thursday extended ​until April 24 ​its advisory to airlines ⁠to avoid the ​Middle ‌Eastern and ⁠Gulf ⁠airspace, according to ​an ‌updated ⁠bulletin on conflict zones. The advisory was previously valid ‌until April 10. (Reporting by ⁠Rhea ​Rose Abraham ​in ‌Bengaluru; ⁠Editing ​by Susan Fenton) Source link

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LONDON— British Airways (BA) has cut 19 airport pairs from its network since January 2025, with more exits planned later this year as flagged by Cirium. The removals span long-haul, short-haul, and regional routes across multiple UK airports. While some routes have simply shifted to London Heathrow (LHR), others have been dropped from BA’s network entirely, reflecting a deliberate strategy to consolidate capacity at its primary hub and improve yield performance, Simple Flying reported. British Airways Drops 19 Routes Photo: By Davidi Vardi – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=132086956 Long-Haul Cuts Dominated by London Gatwick Six of the seven…

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Dubai, U.A.E., and New York, U.S.A., – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd (“DAE”), a global aviation services corporation, and Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) today announced an agreement to partner to launch a new long-term global investment program that will be branded “Equator” and will invest in aircraft on lease to commercial airlines, with a target deployment of approximately US$1.6 billion annually. Equator will build a diversified portfolio of commercial aircraft on lease to leading airlines around the world. DAE will source the assets from third parties and DAE’s Aircraft Investor Services (“AIS”) group will manage the assets owned by Equator.…

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Mucahithan Avcioglu09 April 2026•Update: 09 April 2026Regulator cites continuing military escalation, risks to civil aviation from misidentification, miscalculation, interception failuresThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) extended its conflict-zone advisory on Thursday, telling airlines to avoid most Middle East and Gulf airspace until April 24, as regional hostilities continue to pose serious risks to civil aviation.EASA said in its revised Conflict Zone Information Bulletin that the bulletin’s validity was extended until April 24 with “no changes to the content.” The advisory remains active and applies unless reviewed earlier.The regulator said air operators should not operate in the affected airspace, including…

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Sounding Board: Elliott Aviation CEO On Connectivity, PE And Why He Was Promoted | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Lee Ann Shay April 09, 2026 Michael Parrish, Elliott Aviation president and CEO. Credit: Elliott Aviation Elliott Aviation President and CEO Michael Parrish speaks to Lee Ann Shay about key focus, market demand, first-time buyers and M&A. You recently added CEO to your title, in addition to president. How does that change what you’re doing? The president’s title was incumbent upon what we required last… Lee Ann Shay As executive editor of MRO and business aviation, Lee Ann…

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