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

Passengers on a Delta flight from Madrid to New York were forced to land on a small island in the Azores after pilots reported an engine problem. The passengers were delayed more than 31 hours.

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.

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