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

Airlines stocks took off on Thursday, boosted by Delta reporting better-than-expected earnings and reinstating its full-year guidance. Here are the key chart levels to monitor for shares of three major U.

Delta Air Lines stock was surging on Thursday after the carrier topped Wall Street’s earnings expectations and restored its full-year guidance.The airline posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.10 on revenue of $15.

Delta topped Wall Street expectations for the quarter and reinstated full-year guidance. The company is feeling much more upbeat about the quarters to come than it was three months ago, propelling the stock higher.

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.

A Delta flight bound for Fort Lauderdale had to do divert and land instead in Fort Myers after smoke from a "personal battery" was reported, according to the airline.

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,

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