{"id":124825,"date":"2022-04-14T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=124825"},"modified":"2022-04-14T21:41:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T21:41:03","slug":"moodys-changes-qantas-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/04\/moodys-changes-qantas-outlook.html","title":{"rendered":"Moody&#8217;s changes Qantas&#8217; outlook from negative to stable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The credit rating agency Moody&#8217;s Investors Service informed Thursday that it changed the outlook on all ratings of the Australian airline <strong>Qantas<\/strong> from &#8220;negative&#8221; to &#8220;stable&#8221; and confirmed its long-term ratings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody&#8217;s explained in its statement that &#8220;the stable outlook reflects the rating agency&#8217;s expectation that Qantas&#8217; leverage will return to and remain within its established rating range,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/efe.com\/\">EFE<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/04\/qantas-jetstar-new-direct-flights-india-and-south-korea.html\">Qantas and Jetstar Announce New Direct Flights to India and South Korea.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody&#8217;s affirmed Qantas&#8217; Baa2 (the ninth-highest investment grade) issuer ratings on its senior unsecured and senior unsecured bank credit facility-backed debt, as well as its Baa2 senior unsecured (P)rating on its medium-term note (MTN) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency believes that &#8220;Qantas is well positioned to restore its credit profile over the next 12-18 months, given that more than 95% of Australians over the age of 16 are fully vaccinated, all domestic borders are open and international borders continue to open,&#8221; according to its statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/03\/air-canada-to-expand-flights-australia-new-zealand.html\">Air Canada to expand flights in Australia and New Zealand.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency remarked that it expects that by fiscal 2023, which ends June 30 of that year, the airline&#8217;s net debt will return to below its 2.5x rating threshold and its gross debt will return to below its 3x threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody&#8217;s indicated, among other financial data, that the Australian airline&#8217;s available liquidity as of December 31 included cash of A$2.7 billion (US$2.01 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody&#8217;s also indicated that Qantas has A$1.6 billion (US$1.192 billion) in undrawn committed facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-f3c062ae     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"417\" 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