FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OSyS to provide fuel usage analysis, management and optimization for Thomson Airways

Reston, Va. – March 10, 2010 . – Optimized Systems and Solutions Inc. (OSyS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Group plc, is to help Thomson Airways, one of the world's largest charter airlines, further improve its fuel efficiency.

OSyS will provide fuel usage analysis, management and optimization for Thomson Airways’ fleet of more than 60 aircraft.

Fuel management and optimization allows airlines to drive operational efficiencies in terms of fuel usage, mitigate environmental impact and measure improvement initiatives.

“Fuel costs represent a significant amount of our total operating costs; reducing our usage will deliver real economic and environmental benefits to the airline,” said John Murphy, director flight operations, Thomson Airways. “The OSyS solution will enable us to efficiently design, implement and measure our fuel and environmental conservation initiatives.”

“OSyS is pleased to bring Thomson Airways our proven techniques for fuel reporting and optimization,” said Mark Goodhind, customer business director – aviation for OSyS. “With minimal disruption and upfront investment, OSyS will provide Thomson Airways the ability to continuously extract value from data through improved data quality management, analysis and reporting.”

NOTES to Editors:

Thomson Airways is part of TUI Travel PLC, an international company based in the United Kingdom (UK). Its planes fly to destinations around the world from 23 UK airports.
The fleet is mixed engine fleet, comprising Rolls-Royce 535, IAE V2500, and GE/Pratt and Whitney engines.
Building on more than 20 years of experience modeling complex, global business scenarios, OSyS enhances fleet availability for more than 200 airlines, increasing on-time performance and cutting operational cost. The company also delivers asset-optimization services and monitoring for 300 civil aviation customers with 3,000 aircraft and more than 7,000 engines served.
Optimized Systems and Solutions (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.
With more than 400 employees in the US, UK and Qatar, OSyS delivers consultancy, solution-driven and managed services to customers in more than 100 countries.

Contact:

Kristen Giddens Pinto-Coelho
Communications Manager, OSyS
Optimized Systems and Solutions
Tel: +1 703 889 1335
Fax: +1 703 889 1359
pinto-coelhok@o-sys.com
pinto-coelhok@o-sys.com