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Global airline profits will continue to rise on low fuel prices in 2016: Moody’s
Moody’s expects the airline industry’s operating margin to top 10 per cent this year. US carriers will continue to maintain the highest operating margins, owing partly to a mature domestic market and their modest exposure to weaker foreign currencies, according to the report, ‘Global Airline Industry: Margins to Rise on Lower Fuel Prices, Steady Demand Growth; Yields to Remain Flat.’
“Growing passenger demand, especially in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, will help boost margins for the overall airline industry,” said Jonathan Root, a Moody’s Vice President, Senior Credit Officer. “Demand is rising due to modest but steady global economic growth, higher disposable incomes amid lower petroleum prices, attractive fares, and the growth of air travel in the developing world.”
However, capacity additions exceeding demand growth, the strong US dollar and lower fuel surcharges will constrain yield growth.
Furthermore, Moody’s does not expect fuel price drops to lead to a more meaningful expansion of industry operating margins. Higher labor costs, continuing revenue pressures, fuel hedging, and a potentially stronger US dollar will mitigate the benefits of the price decline.
“Hedging fuel price risk, extensively with collars and call spreads that leave airlines exposed to potential declines in prices, limits the benefits from cheaper fuel prices,” added Root.
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