Singapore Airlines teams up with Aether Fuels on SAF

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Aether Fuels to purchase neat SAF.

Under the agreement, the SIA Group will have access to neat SAF for five years from the date of commencement of commercial production at Aether Fuels planned sites in US and South East Asia.

“This partnership marks another step in the SIA Group’s journey towards our long-term decarbonisation goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. By collaborating with like-minded ecosystem partners such as Aether, we aim to accelerate and scale up the adoption of SAF in our flight operations, laying the groundwork for more sustainable air travel,” said Lee Wen Fen, chief sustainability officer at Singapore Airlines.

 The MoU also includes a clause to extend the agreement by another five years.

The airline plans to utilise the SAF at airports served by Singapore Airlines and Scoot.

Aether is setting up SAF projects in both US and South East Asia via waste carbon feedstock through its proprietary Aether Aurora technology.

“We are proud to join the SIA Group’s ecosystem of SAF technology innovators. Their decarbonisation goals are catalysing ingenuity throughout the supply chain and galvanising companies like Aether to develop production solutions that pair breakthrough technologies with next-generation feedstock strategies,” said Conor Madigan, CEO, Aether Fuels.

In September last year, Aether Fuels also announced an agreement with JetBlue to supply SAF to the airline.

Aether, in partnership with GTI Energy, is constructing a 100 gallon-per-day (380l/day) pilot line that builds on the successful operation of an existing 1.5 gallon-per-day (6l/day) pilot line.