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Boeing ties up Indonesia’s Pertamina on SAF ecosystem; expands Ethiopia innovation-center partnership

Boeing signed memorandums with Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina to explore building a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry ecosystem, with the partners also discussing the role of kitchen-waste feedstocks. Separately, Boeing agreed with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia to establish an Aviation Innovation Center at the institute of technology, its second Ethiopian university support in four months.

Discovered 2026-07-08T18:30:42.480803-07:00 | 2026-07-08T18:30:42.480803-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The Pertamina MoU signals Boeing’s continued effort to help create SAF supply chains in a specific market, targeting an end-to-end “ecosystem” rather than standalone offtake.
  • The Indonesia partnership explicitly points to use of waste feedstocks (including kitchen waste), which affects feedstock availability, qualification, and long-term economics.
  • Boeing’s Bahir Dar University agreement expands its aviation R&D and workforce-development footprint in Africa via an Aviation Innovation Center, reinforcing its regional engagement beyond commercial fleet activity.

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