21.   Federal aviation officials said the pilot had been identified and that terrorism had been ruled out pending a formal inquiry.

22.   For example, U.S. police aviators are exempt from most federal aviation laws.

23.   Had he been subject to federal aviation rules, the pilot would have broken regulations that require those carrying passengers to have flown within six months.

24.   He is a former air traffic controller who rose to become a high-ranking federal aviation official before turning his attention to the school problems in Kansas City.

25.   In other areas, Washington state has elected to follow federal aviation standards.

26.   One of them, Buffalo Airways Inc., ceased operations last year, according to federal aviation records.

27.   Over the next several weeks, lawmakers expect to deal with health care overhaul, campaign finance reform, gun control and the federal aviation programs.

28.   Sprague and several firefighters walked the site as federal aviation inspectors set out equipment and nearby residents tried to return their lives to normal.

29.   The e-mail messages also advised pilots that no judge could make them fly if they declared themselves unfit under federal aviation regulations.

30.   Their union is seeking to delay the phase-in but federal aviation officials plan to proceed anyway, though they agree a better alarm system would be desirable.