UBS expects 'attractive' profit growth for Alaska Air, United, Delta
** UBS startscoverage of U.S. airlines; expectsstronger revenue per available seat mile (RASM) growth and improving margins in 2025
** Alaska Air Group ALK.N , United Airlines UAL.O and Delta Airlines DAL.N get"buy" rating
** Brokerage expects trioto deliver attractive profit growth; sayshigh pretax margins and healthy balance sheets could help mitigate risks oftravel demand fluctuations and potential cost inflation
** UAL rises2%, DAL up marginally, and ALK falls marginally
** Brokerage also startscoverage of Southwest Airlines LUV.N and JetBlue Airways JBLU.O with "sell" rating
** Saysstance cautious on LUV due to weak margin performance(about 1% in 2024), premium valuation and execution risk with their new service and revenue strategies
** UBS' concerns for JBLU include uncertainty over co's transition to positive operating margins by 2025, cash usage in the short-term and highbalance sheet leverage
** LUV down 1%, JBLU falls3.1%
Reporting by Ragini Mathur in Bengaluru
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