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.

A Delta jet, carrying nearly 300 travelers and crew, incurred engine problems over the Atlantic before landing on an island in the middle of the ocean where passengers had to spend the night, officials said Thursday.

After withdrawing its outlook in April, Delta is again forecasting a profit—though at a significantly lower level than originally projected.

Delta Air Lines reinstated a profit outlook for the year and said travelers are coming back, prompting its stock to surge amid a fresh sense of confidence in the beaten-down U.S. consumer.

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 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.

Nvidia rises and pushes its market capitalization north of $4 trillion. It’s the first U.S. firm to reach and close above that level. Delta’s earnings beat analysts’ estimates.

Delta Flight 127, which departed Madrid, Spain diverted to the volcanic island of Terceira in the Azores. Passengers were stranded 29 hours there.

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