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OSyS Solution to Drive Fuel Efficiency for Star Alliance Member Spanair

As part of this contract, OSyS will help Spanair meet their "green aviation" goals under the EU's Emissions Trading System requirements for reducing carbon footprint, by facilitating the airline's work required for emissions verification and benchmark reporting. Starting in 2012, emissions from all domestic and international flights that arrive or depart from an EU airport will be covered by the EU ETS.

Utilizing the OSyS Fuel Management Solution (FMS) will enable the airline to better manage fuel consumption, optimize fuel efficiency and reduce associated costs, thereby improving overall fuel performance.

"The OSyS solution will provide us a better understanding of the complex variables which impact our fuel usage. This will enable us to make better informed decisions throughout the company and help us to maximize our fuel conservation initiatives," said Luke Farajallah, COO of Spanair. "Achieving maximum efficiency in fuel usage will help us reduce our operating expenses."

"Fluctuating fuel costs account for a major part of airlines' operating budget," stated Mark Goodhind, Customer Business Director - Aviation for OSyS. "OSyS has been delivering performance optimization services to global aviation companies for over a decade and this contract with Spanair will help to ensure they optimize fuel efficiency now and for the long term. With a combination of data quality management, expert analysis and reporting, the OSyS solution delivers the potential for 2 to 5 per cent fuel savings for our customers."

Airlines are increasingly focused on operational cost reduction as a means to a healthy balance sheet. OSyS' fuel management solution enables airlines with any size fleet to reconcile actual operational fuel usage against plan, quantify good and bad practices, and communicate them throughout the organization to effect positive change.

Spanair is a new customer for OSyS, adding a member of the Star Alliance network to the company's growing customer base.

NOTES to Editors:

1. Optimized Systems and Solutions (OSyS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce plc with 400 employees in the U.S., U.K., Qatar and Singapore. OSyS delivers software and services that reduce operating costs and optimize the availability of high-value equipment. OSyS solutions use customers' asset-related data to enhance business performance.
2. OSyS has more than a decade of experience providing proven, mature processes and tools such as integrated electronic process safety management systems and equipment health management, to a worldwide customer base that includes Fortune 100 companies.
3. OSyS' software engineering and information technology expertise, combined with extensive domain knowledge and proven processes, enables customers to be more proactive, make more-informed decisions and prevent costly problems. OSyS helps customers reduce risk to ensure safe, compliant and profitable operations and enjoy a predictive edge.
4. OSyS delivers consultancy, solution-driven and managed services to customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit the OSyS web site at www.o-sys.com.
5. Spanair was founded in 1986 and has been a member of the Star Alliance network since 2003. The airline is based in Barcelona and operates more than 1,000 weekly flights nationally, across Europe and also to Africa. The company operates a fleet of 35 aircraft, the majority of which are Airbus A320 and A321.
6. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveler. It is the leading airline network in terms of daily flights, destinations and countries served, as well as the number of member airlines.

Optimized Systems and Solutions
Susyn Conway, +1 703-889-1329
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