"I messaged my family and told them that we had lost an engine," Ken Elder said. Delta flight 127 from Madrid to New York took off a little after noon on Sunday, but about a third of the way over the Atlantic, some onboard said they heard a loud boom.

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday its bookings have stabilized, prompting it to forecast a brighter profit outlook for coming quarters, even as

Last fall, Delta executives first revealed the company had begun using AI on a small sliver of its bookings; at the time, AI tools were only involved with about 1% of the airline's network, leaders shared on Delta's November 2024 investor day presentation.

The airline’s upbeat outlook for the year has been dimmed by economic turbulence in the U.S. that made people hesitant to book flights.

Delta second quarter results, the first from the airline industry, continued a trend of increased revenue from premium segments and diminished domestic revenue.

Delta Air Lines’ strong second-quarter earnings report and the reinstatement of its annual forecast ensured the shares of the company and its peers were among the top S&P 500 gainers on Thursday. The company’s rival,

Svetlana Dali, a woman convicted of sneaking onto a flight from New York City to Paris, has been sentenced to time served.

Delta's revenue from premium seats like business class rose 6% in the first half of the year to $10.6 billion, while main cabin economy ticket revenue dropped 4% to $11.7 billion. The carrier, the most profitable U.S. airline, has said for years that its share of sales from high-end seats and its lucrative loyalty program has been growing.