i6 Group

i6 Group develops software for aviation fuel. It links airlines, fuel suppliers, into-plane agents and fuel farms on one platform. The company was founded in 2015. Its head office is at Farnborough Airport in the United Kingdom.

The company says its platform runs at more than 300 locations worldwide. Its technology is used at over 300 airports. The website says the company has more than 100 employees. It has other offices in Lodi, New Jersey, in Vancouver, and in Dubai Industrial City.

The Reconcile6 product covers fuel inventory and accounting. Fusion6 manages into-plane refuelling. It handles scheduling and allocation of refuelling work. The eHandshake product is a paperless system for refuelling and fuel acceptance. Perspective6 gives airlines and suppliers information. Synthesis6 covers commercial fuel management.

The i6 Biosphere product covers environmental reporting and sustainability data. The website says the platform also supports refinery delivery reconciliation, vehicle maintenance and VoIP communications through a tablet or smartphone.

Customers named on the website include British Airways, JetBlue, KLM, Menzies Aviation, Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, London City Airport, Farnborough Airport, Skytanking and Nautilus Aviation. The company also lists World Fuel Services and World Kinect. It has a strategic partnership with IATA.

The website gives savings figures for long haul flights. These are based on a five year case study. The company says it can save up to $240 per flight in operating costs. It says it can save up to 65 kg of fuel and up to 201 kg of CO2 per flight. The company says more than 240 billion litres of fuel have been optimised through its platform.

The company began when two aviation professionals built a system to connect fuel operations. British Airways was its launch customer at London Heathrow. The company later raised a Series A investment. It offers support and onboarding services for new customers.

Services

• Fuel inventory and accounting
• Into-plane refuelling management
• Paperless refuelling and fuel acceptance
• Airline and supplier information
• Commercial fuel management
• Environmental reporting
• Refinery delivery reconciliation
• Vehicle maintenance
• VoIP communications
• Customer onboarding and support