If investors were questioning whether airline stocks could keep rallying, Delta Air Lines has provided an emphatic answer. The carrier’s fourth-quarter earnings and positive outlook for 2025 gave the sector’s stocks permission to take off again early Friday.

Delta reported earnings Friday, perhaps providing an indication that airlines could be entering a strong earnings period.

Shares of Delta Air Lines (DAL) rose on Friday after the airline reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue and adjusted earnings that came in ahead of analysts' estimates. The carrier posted December-quarter profit of $843 million,

A record air travel year propelled Delta Air Lines (DAL) to its best-ever annual revenue total, and CEO Ed Bastian sees the momentum carrying into 2025. "Our brand is entering the new year with a great amount of momentum,