IAG has agreed to buy more than 28,000 tonnes of SAF from Spanish energy firm Repsol, in what the airline group labels "the largest voluntary purchase of SAF made to date in Spain". The group had already, when it disclosed a deal with e-SAF producer Twelve at the end of February, secured a third of the SAF required to meet a target of powering 10% of flights with it by 2030, The purchase of fuel from Repsol also gets IAG "closer to the use of 2% of SAF in 2025 as established by the ReFuel EU regulation", adds the group. "Sustainability is a priority for IAG and is one of the pillars on which we base our strategy and transformation," states chief executive Luis Gallego. "We are working intensely to secure our future SAF needs and comply with our commitments, which are more ambitious than what is established by EU legislation." IAG says it has now invested over $1 billion in SAF, of which 86% is for future commitments. Last year, it used more than 53,000 tonnes of SAF, which was an increase of over five times compared with 2022 and "one of the highest volumes in the world", it says. This, it estimates, saved 157,000 tonnes of CO2 being released into the atmosphere. Repsol this year began to produce SAF from its facility in Cartagena in the southeast of Spain. Capacity at the site, in which €250 million ($270 million) was invested, totals 250,000 tonnes per year. "This agreement with IAG, one of the largest airline groups in the world, consolidates our commitment to 100% renewable fuels as a key lever for the decarbonisation of transport in Spain," states Repsol chief executive Josu Jon Ima. "The aviation sector needs solutions such as sustainable aviation fuels and, at Repsol, we are prepared to supply them through our 100% renewable fuels plant in Cartagena." Repsol plans to produce 1.7 million tons of renewable fuels in 2027, rising to 2.7 million in 2030, although SAF will be only part of this.

Air Lease Corporation has delivered a new Airbus A220-300 to Croatia Airlines. This is the first A220 to join the Balkan carrier's fleet, and the first of six being be delivered from ALC's orderbook with Airbus, the US lessor says. Cirium fleets data shows that the six include two A220-100s. Fleets data shows that Croatia Airlines' in-service fleet comprises four A319s, a trio of A320s and six De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprops. The airline has a total of 13 A220-300s on order, including the four it is taking from ALC. The others will be leased from Griffin Global Asset Management (six) and Azorra (three).

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIUJ performing flight LH-2263 from Marseille (France) to Munich (Germany), touched down on Munich's runway 26R. During roll out the nose gear rotated 90 degrees to the right at low speed disabling the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft skidded about 20 meters with the nose gear rotated before it came to a stop. The runway was closed for about 2 hours until the aircraft could be towed to the apron. The aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 18 hours after landing.