Reston, Va., Virgin Atlantic Airways have selected the Optimized Systems and Solutions (OSyS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce plc, fuel management solution (FMS) with the objective to optimize its operational fuel usage and manage the EU Emissions Trading Scheme reporting commitments.

Corneel Koster, Virgin Atlantic's director of operations, safety and security, said, “This is a really exciting partnership for us which will deliver a step change in our fuel management.

“At Virgin Atlantic, we are passionate about improving our fuel efficiency and reducing our carbon footprint and have had initiatives in place for many years to help achieve those aims. The OSyS solution is a fantastic way of bringing business intelligence on large numbers of data points together in an easy-to-use, single source and we are looking forward to identifying and driving forward many more fuel saving opportunities.”

Mark Goodhind, OSyS' vice president of operations optimization, added, “We are delighted to have been selected by Virgin Atlantic as their solution partner for driving fuel efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives into their business. We are confident our market-leading solution will help Virgin Atlantic deliver the step change necessary to successfully deliver on their fuel efficiency targets.”