Flight attendants at American are the highest paid, followed by Delta and United. Seniority-based rates range from about $29 to $82 an hour.

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.