Months before Lindbergh made history, Brazil’s João Ribeiro de Barros crossed the Atlantic in a salvaged S.55 flying boat.

Two pigeons sneaked aboard a Delta airlines plane, delaying the flight twice. The airline confirmed that the pigeons got aboard a flight Saturday that was leaving Minneapolis for Madison, Wisconsin.

About 3,000 machinists at jet engine-maker Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut have approved a new four-year contract, ending a three-week strike over wages, job security and other issues. Union officials ...