21.   Pilots unions and the powerful gun lobby are gearing up to fight a decision by the Bush administration not to allow airline pilots to carry guns in the cockpit.

22.   Should American Airlines pilots carry out a threatened strike Saturday, scheduled passengers better not count on other carriers to come to their rescue.

23.   The law also authorizes qualified pilots to carry firearms in the cockpit.

24.   The pilots carry other preoccupations, too.

25.   The Senate passed an aviation security bill Thursday that would allow pilots to carry handguns.

26.   The signals are coming from a small homing device each pilot carries.

27.   Tucker wants impenetrable barriers between airline cockpits and cabins, and he favors allowing pilots to carry guns.

28.   Agents discovered fake Federal Aviation Administration documents normally carried by pilots.

29.   Cathay has pledged to charter aircraft and rebook passengers on other airlines if the pilots carry out threatened labor action.

30.   He said radios were standard parts of the emergency kits carried by pilots if they bail out.