0949 ET - The collapse of Spirit Airlines has been a boon for every airline in an otherwise tight competitive landscape, Raymond James analysts Savanthi Syth and Carter Eades say in a research note. The biggest beneficiaries in terms of competitive overlap with Spirit are JetBlue and Frontier, followed by Southwest and Delta, the analysts say. Frontier's expansion to take over Spirit's old routes has somewhat misaligned its total capacity with demand, but its still a wise move that should pay off in the long run as Frontier is able to use its planes more efficiently and ultimately drive up earnings, they say. (dean.seal@wsj.com)

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