Delta forecast first-quarter earnings of between 70 cents and $1, slightly higher than analysts' estimates. Delta beat sales and earnings estimates for the last three months of the year. The carrier is the first of the major U.

Delta Air Lines on Friday reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue and adjusted earnings that topped analysts' estimates.

Delta Air Lines expects a strong appetite for high-end travel to fuel profit in 2025, said Chief Executive Ed Bastian. The forecast comes as the airline posted better-than-expected revenue growth in the latest quarter as demand picked up.

Delta Air Lines Inc. beat Wall Street’s profit estimates for the final months of 2024, buoyed by gains in international and corporate travel, and said it expects elevated demand to continue into the new year.

Delta Air Lines crushed earnings and revenue estimates amid red-hot travel demand in the fourth quarter, sending the stock flying higher. The even better news for investors was that Delta sees strong demand continuing in 2025.