Ryanair, Aer lingus figure in TPC top 10

Aviation Week & Space Technology has published it's TPC (Top Performing Companies) ratings for 2009. The ratings cover airlines under four categories - Legacy / Mainline Carriers, Low Cost Carriers, Regional Airlines and Freight Carriers.

This year's TPC analysis is intended to give an accurate measure of the airline's financial viability, under the headings of :

Liquidity

Financial Health

Earnings Performance

Fuel Management

Asset Management

In the Low Cost Category, Ryanair scored 45 out of a possible 100 points which placed it in 6th place, 3 places ahead of rival easyJet and 4 places ahead of mentor Southwest. The category is headed by air arabia (74), Allegiant (61) and Air Mauritius(52).

In the Legacy / Mainline class, Aer Lingus scored 51 out of a possible 100 which placed it in 9th place in a category which was headed by Singapore Airlines (75), Lufthansa (65) and Malaysian Airlines (63)

The regional airlines category covers only North American regional carriers.