Singapore Airlines and Scoot operate first flights with blended SAF from Changi

Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) (SIA) and subsidiary Scoot have commenced the use of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on departing flights at Changi Airport.

This is also the first time the airlines have incorporated blended SAF into their operations as part of the ‘Singapore pilot’, according to a joint statement released by SIA, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and GenZero.

The Singapore pilot, first announced in November 2021, is a partnership between CAAS, SIA, and Temasek that aims to advance the use of SAF in Singapore.

CAAS, SIA and GenZero, an investment platform wholly owned by Temasek, have started on the next phase of the Singapore pilot following the delivery of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Changi Airport via the airport’s fuel hydrant system on July 7, 2022, the statement said.

“Under this pilot, 1,000 tons of neat SAF will be supplied by Neste and blended with refined jet fuel at ExxonMobil’s facilities in Singapore. This is expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 2,500 tons,” the statement continued.