Moody’s revises Air NZ rating outlook to ‘stable’ on efforts to deal with fuel prices

Moody’s revises Air NZ rating outlook to ‘stable’ on efforts to deal with fuel prices
By Paul McBeth May 30 (BusinessDesk) - Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed state-controlled carrier Air New Zealand’s credit rating and revised its outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’ on the airline’s efforts to deal with high fuel prices. Auckland-based Air NZ kept its Baa3 senior unsecured issue rating, and was taken off a ‘negative’ outlook after a “rapid response” to escalating fuel prices and dwindling demand, the rating agency said in a statement. It sees the airline’s financial profile improving in coming quarters as its high leve...