SIA, Aether ink deal for sustainable aviation fuel supply

SIA intends to procure neat Sustainable Aviation Fuel for five years when Aether begins commercial production.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aether Fuels to potentially source neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Aether plans to set up SAF plants in the United States of America and South East Asia.

Under the MoU, SIA intends to procure neat SAF for five years when Aether plants begin commercial production, with a five-year extension option. The neat SAF will be blended with regular jet fuel before being supplied to selected SIA airports.

Aether will use waste carbon feedstock to produce the fuel, employing its Aether AuroraTM technology which reduces capital cost, increases production efficiency, and achieves higher SAF yields.

Aether was incubated and funded in 2022 by Xora, a Temasek-backed deep-tech venture firm. Since then, it has grown its Southeast Asia team whilst expanding its operations in Chicago, where its research and development hub is located.

Aether’s upcoming commercial-scale production projects in the US and Southeast Asia will produce the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation-certified SAF, set to achieve a minimum greenhouse gas reduction of 75%.