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Tom EldridgeFrom:Sent:To:Subject:

[email protected], June 18, 2004 10:29 AMTo m EldridgeRE: FAA Questions for the Record No. 1 request for additional information

TomI left a voice mail message for you.To answer #1 I believ e I gave you incorrect information initially about the times.All of the times are zulu so the TPA to LEX flight at 20:38 is 16:38 or 4:38pm, consistentwith the Tampa airport records. I apologize for the confusion.For #2 through #5, these are records that transferred with TSA. For #6, FAA does not havea record of any special authorizations to allow the flight from Tampa to Lexington andback.

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Shirley Thank you for responding in the midst of what I am sure is an extremely busy time for you.We have a couple more questions based on the materials we have received. We anticipatethey will be the last ones on this issue.1. Is the time the FAA indicates for the Tampa-Lexington Flight 20:38 hours on9/13/01--in "Zulu" (Greenwich Mean Time)? 2. What restrictions if any, beyond those youhave already provided us information about, were placed on flights of Part 135 (charter)carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 3. What restrictions if any,beyond those you have already provided us information about, were placed on flights ofPart 91 (general aviation) carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 4.What restrictions if any, beyond those you have already provided us information about,were placed on flights of Part 129 (foreign flag) carriers after 9/11, and when did any

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Eh restrictions end? 5. Wh at restrictions if any, beyond those you have alreadyProvided us information about, were placed on flights of Part 121 (commercial) carriersafter 9/11 and wh en did any such restrictions end? 6. For the Tampa-Lexington fligh t(ACID HPJ32)that the FAA records indicate took off at 20:38 hourswere there anyspecial authorizations required by the FAA to allow the airplane to make th e flight fromTampa to Lexington and back?Thank you once again. Tom

Original MessageFrom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:11 PMTo: Tom EldridgeSubject: FAA Questions for th e Record No. 1 request for additional information

Tom,Th e answers to 1,2,4, and 6 are attach ed in th e excel spreadsh eet. To answer #3, ourdatabase does not have tail numbers. For #5, we have no information on departureclearances from Tampa. For th e spreadsh eet, if you select "entire workbook" from printoption, tl,2,4, and 6 will print.

Shirley

(See attached file: 9-llcommission fits follow u p.xls)

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Shirley Thank you for helping to get us the answers to our QFRS on FAA data,questions:

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As regards Question 8, can you advise us what are the company names FAA recordsindicate are associated with the ACID numbers on the far left of your chart?2. Does the FAA h ave any records indicating a departure of an Aircraft Type LJ35, ACIDHPJ32 from Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport(LEX)at approximately 16:37 hours? We have reason to believe--from records maintained by Tampaairportthat a Lear Jet with that description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time(perhaps in addition to the flight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you provided inanswer to question 8).3. If the FAA has a tail number for the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington plane, what is it?4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving inLexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do those recordsindicate?5. Did the flights involving HPJ32 require or receive any special clearance to departTampa airport?6. Did the HPJ32 aircraft file a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexingtonback to Tampa? (If yes, please provide the information contained in that plan.)Thank you for any help you can provide. Our time is short, and we appreciate yourresponding to our initial questions so promptly. Tom


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To m EldridgeWednesday, June 16, 2004 6:00 PM'[email protected]'RE: FA A Questions for the Record No. 1 request for additional informationShirley Thank you for responding in the midst of what I am sure is an extremely busy time for you.We have a couple more questions based on the materials we have received. We anticipatethey will be the last ones on this issue.1. Is the time the FAA indicates for the Tampa-Lexington Flight -- 20:38 hours on9/13/01in "Zulu" (Greenwich Mean Time)? 2. What restrict ions if any, beyond those youhave alre ady provid ed us information about, were placed on flights of Part 135 (charter)carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 3. What restrictions if any,beyond those you have already provided us information about, wer e placed on flights ofPart 91 (general aviation) carriers after 9/11, and when did any such restrictions end? 4.What restrictions if any, beyond those you have already provided us information about,were placed on flights of Part 129 (foreign flag) carriers after 9/11, and when did anysuch restrictions end? 5. What restrictions if any, beyond those you have alreadyprovided us information about, were placed on flights of Part 121 (commercial) carriersafter 9/11 and when did any such restrictions end? 6. For the Tampa-Lexington flight(ACID HPJ32)that the FAA records indicate took off at 20:38 hourswere there anyspecial authorizations required by the FAA to allow the airplane to make the flight fromTampa to Lexington and back?Thank you once again. Tom

Original MessageFrom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:11 PMTo: Tom EldridgeSubject: FAA Questions for the Record No. 1 request for additional information

Tom,The answers to 1,2,4, and 6 are attached in the excel spreadsheet. To answer #3, ourdatabase does not have tail numbers. For 15, we have no information on departureclearances from Tampa. For the spreadsheet, if you select "entire workbook" from printoption, #1,2,4, and 6 will print.

Shirley

(See attached file: 9-llcommission_flts_follow_up.xls)

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Shirley Thank you for helping to get us the answers to our QFRS on FAA data. A couple of followupquestions:

1. As regards Question 8, can you advi se us what are the company n ames FAA recordsindicate are associa ted with the ACID numbers on the far left of your chart?2. Does the FAA have any records indicati ng a departure of an Air craft Type LJ35, ACIDHPJ32 from Tampa Airpor t (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) at approximately 16:37 hours?We have reason to believefrom records maintained by Tampa airportthat a Lear Jet withthat description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time (perhaps in addition to theflight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you pro vided in answer to question 8).3. If the FAA has a tail number for the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington plane, what is it?4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving inLexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do those recordsindicate?5. Did the flights involving HPJ32 require or receive any special clearance to departTampa airpo rt?6. Did the HPJ32 air craft fi le a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexingto nback to Tampa? (If yes, please provi de the infor mation contained in that plan.)Thank you for any help you can provide. Our time is short, and we appreciate yourresponding to our initial questions so promptly. Tom


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Tom EldridgeFrom:Sent:To :Subject:

[email protected], June 16, 2004 4:11 PMTom EldridgeFA A Questions for the Record No. 1 request for additional information

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Tom,The answers to 1,2,4, and 6 are attached in the excel spreadsheet. To answer #3, ourdatabase does not have tail numbers. For #5, we have no information on departureclearances from Tampa. For the spreadsheet, if you select "entire workbook" from printoption, #1,2,4, and 6 will print.

Shirley

(See attached file: 9-llcommission_flts_follow_up.xls)

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indicate are associated with the ACID numbers on the far left of your chart?2. Does the FAA have any records indicating a departure of an Aircraft Type LJ35, ACIDHPJ32 from Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) at approximately 16:37 hours?We have reason to believefrom records maintained by Tampa airportthat a Lear Jet withthat description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time (perhaps in addition to theflight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you provided in answer to question 8).3. If the FAA has a tail number for the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington plane, what is it?4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving inLexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do those recordsindicate?5. Did the flights involving HPJ32 require or receive any special clearance to departTampa airport?6. Did the HPJ32 aircraft file a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexingtonback to Tampa? (If yes, please provide the information contained in that plan.)Thank you for any help you can provide. Our time is short, and we appreciate yourresponding to our initial questions so promptly. Tom


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2. Does the FAA have any records indicating a departure of an Aircraft Type L335, ACIDHPJ32 from Tampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) at approximately 16:37hours? We have reason to believefrom records maintained by Tampa airportthat aLear Jet with that description flew from Tampa to Lexington at that time (perhaps inaddition to the flight at 20:38 hours indicated on the chart you provided in answer toquestion 8).Below are the flights listed in our database for all Aircraft Type U35, ACID HPJ32 fromTampa Airport (TPA) to Lexington Airport (LEX) departing TPA or arriving LEX on Sept.13, 2001:

Departure Arrival AircraftACID FLIGHT INDEX DATE Airport Airport Type Departure TimeHPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 20:38


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4. Does the FAA have any records of the HPJ32 Tampa to Lexington flight arriving inLexington that day and departing Lexington back to Tampa? If so, what do thoserecords indicate?Below are all records in our database of HPJ32 flying on Sept. 13, 2001.

Departure Arrival AircraftACID FLIGHT INDEX DATE Airport Airport Type Departure TimeHPJ32 41251 13-Sep-Ol TPA LEX U35 20010913 20:38HPJ32 41976 13-Sep-Ol LEX TPA U35 20010913 22:43


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6. Did the HPJ32 aircraft file a flight plan from Tampa to Lexington and from Lexington back to Tampa?contained in that plan.)Here are all of the messages for HPJ32 on Sept. 13,2001.

ACID

HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32HPJ32

FLIGHTINDEX

4125141251412514125141251412514125141976419764197641976419764197641976

DATE

13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirportTP ATP ATP ATPATPATPATPALEXLEXLEXLEXLEXLEXLEX

ArrivalAirportLEXLEXLEXLEXLEXLEXLEXTPATPATPATPATPATPATPA

AircraftTypeU35U35LJ35U35U35LJ35LJ35U35U35U35U35LJ35U35LJ35

Departure2001091320010913200109132001091320010913200109132001091320010913200109132001091320010913200109132001091320010913

Time19:3020:3819:3020:3819:3019:3020:3821:0021:0021:0022:4322:4321:0022:43

Source TypeFiled

HandoffAmendedHandoff

AmendedAmendedHandoff

FiledAmendedAmendedHandoffHandoff

AmendedHandoff

Origination Time2001091320010913200109132001091320010913200109132001091320010913200109132001091320010913200109132001091320010914

18:2120:4020:5221:0821:1321:3821:4418:2222:5422:5522:5723:3523:4100:11

TPA..SPNGE.TPA..SPNGE.TPA..SPNGETPA./.CTY17TPA./.ATL164TPA./.ATL164TPA./.ATL164LEX..ATL..OTLEX./.GHATSLEX./.GHATSLEX./.GHATSLEX./.ATL..OTLEX./.SZW032LEX./.LEGGT.


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FAA QUESTIONSFOR THE RECORDNO.1QUESTION #1: At what precise time was the National Airspace closed onSeptember 11,2001?RESPONSE: At 9:45am, the Air Traffic Control System Command Center(ATCSCC) issued verbal direction for all airborne aircraft to land at thenearest destination or as soon as practical. A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)was issued at 10:39am closing all operations at all airports. In addition anadvisory was issued at 11:06am by ATCSCC suspending operations in theNational Airspace System. The airspace was clear of traffic at 12:16pm-with the exception of a small number of law enforcement/emergencyoperations aircraft.QUESTION #2: What was the policy about which airplanes could flyduring the closure of the National Air Space?RESPONSE: Decisions to allow aircraft to fly were made collaborativelywith the Department of Defense, Department of State, United States SecretService, Law Enforcement and the FAA. Each aircraft was assessed for typeand class (Part 121/135/125/91, etc.), mission-type, purpose, andregistration (foreign, domestic, corporate, etc).QUESTION #3: On what date and at what precise time did the NationalAirspace reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks?RESPONSE: DOT reopened the National Airspace to U.S. carriers,effective 1 lam on September 13, 2001, provided the airport involved hadimplemented the new security measures. The then-FAA Civil AviationSecurity Office developed a series of security countermeasures that wererequired to be implemented by airports and air carriers before flightoperations could be resumed. The records that contain the specifics of thesecurity measures that were required, and any logs of specific dates andtimes when individual airports were certified to begin operations again, weretransferred to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) when TSAassumed responsibility for the civil aviation security program.


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QUESTION #4: What was the policy regarding when individual airportscould reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks?RESPONSE: We have informed the Commission that this question shouldbe referred to TSA.QUESTON #5: On what date, and at what precise time did the followingairports reopen after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks? If the date andtime differ for general aviation versus commercial, please provide both:RESPONSE:, We have informed the Commission that this question shouldbe referred to TSA.


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QUESTION* 6aOn what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FA A does not have an y records, please state that:"The Providence flight" A Northstar Aviation (Pacific Jet Company) flight with fourSaudi nationals departing from Providence, R hode Island for Paris, France on or aboutSeptember 14,2001;Our data did not include any information of flights departing Providence, RI toanywhere in France on or about September 14, 2001.Since the request was for "on or about", the data search included the daybefore and the day after.


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QUESTION* 6bOn what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flightstook off? If the FAA does not have an y records, please state that:b. "The Lexington flight" A Jetlease chartered luxury Boeing 727 with 14 people,including a Saudi prince, departing from Lexington, Kentucky for England on oraboutSeptember 16 , 2001Our data did not include any information of flights on Sept 16 or 17 departingLexington (LEX) and arriving in England.The following flights were listed in our database for Sept 15 departing Lexington, KYand arriving in England. But we could not find a 3-letter ICAO airline code for"Jetlease" airline. The DUB flights below are Dubai Airwing, and the EFFflight isWestair Aviation Limited.

ACIDDUB1DUB2EFF5

FLIGHTINDEX9365693697110846

DATE

15-Sep-Ol15-Sep-Ol15-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirportLEXLEXLEX

ArrivalAirportEGSSEGSSEGLF

Departure Time20010915 12:1720010915 13:0420010915 00:22

AircraftTypeB74SB74SGLF5

EGSS Stansted Airport, London, United KingdomEGLF Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, United Kingdon


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QUESTION* 6ciOn what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flightstook off? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, aBoeing 727with(eventually) 26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden,departing from i. St Louis, Missouri, on or about September 18, 2001,There was one Ryan International flight found in our data on Sept 18 departing St.Louis (STL). Also listed are the RYNflights for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:No flights listed

Day Of:

ACIDRYN441

FLIGHTINDEX51645

DATE18-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

STL

ArrivalAirport

LAXDeparture Time20010918 19:13

AircraftTypeB72Q

Day After:

ACIDRYN441

FLIGHT Departure Arrival AircraftINDEX DATE Airport Airport Departure Time Type57838 19-Sep-Ol LAX MCO 20010919 16:10 B72Q


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QUESTION* 6ciiOn what d ate and at wh at precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" ~ Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with (eventually)26 passengers, m ost of them relatives of Saud i fugitive Usama Bin Laden , departing fromii. Los A ngeles, California, on or about September 19, 2001,There was one Ryan International flight found in our data departing on Sept 19 out of LosAngeles (LAX). Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 19, we also listed all RYNflights for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

ACIDRYN441

FLIGHTINDEX DATE51645 18-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

ArrivalAirport

STL LAXDeparture Time20010918 19:13

AircraftTypeB72Q

DayOf:

ACIDRYN441

FLIGHTINDEX57838

DATE19-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

LAX

ArrivalAirport

MCODeparture Time20010919 16:10

AircraftTypeB72Q

Day After:

ACIDRYN441RYN441RYN441RYN441RYN441

FLIGHTINDEX119908121297145353157071174146

1DATE

20-Sep-Ol20-Sep-Ol20-Sep-Ol20-Sep-Ol20-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

IADMCOBOS

CYYRBIKF

ArrivalAirport

BOSIAD

CYYRBIKFLFPB

Departure Time20010920 02:5420010920 00:0520010920 06:1020010920 09:3320010920 13:51

AircraftTypeB72QB72QB72QB72QB72Q

CYYR Goose Bay Airport, Goose Bay,Newfoundland, CanadaBIKF Keflavik NAS, Keflavik, IcelandLFPB Pau Pyrenees, Pau, France


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QUESTION* 6ciiiO n what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does not have an y records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441,aBoeing 727with (eventually)26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing fromiii. O rlando, Florida (Signature Aviation), on or about September 19 , 2001There were no Ryan International flights found in our database on Sept 19 depart ingOrlando (MCO) . Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 19, we also listed all RYNflights for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

No flights listedDay Of:No flights listed

Day After:

ACIDRYN441


DepartureAirport

ArrivalAirport

M CO IADDeparture Time20010920 00:05

AircraftTypeB72Q


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QUESTION* 6civOn what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does not have any records, please state that:

"The "Bin Laden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727 with (eventually)26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing f r omiv . Washington (Dulles) (Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation) on or about September 19,2001No flights were found in our data for Ryan Flight 441 departing Washington Dulles Airport(IAD) on Sept 18, 19 or 20.


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QUESTION# 6cvOn what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does not have an y records, please state that:

"The "Bin Lad en flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, a Boeing 727with (eventually)26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing fromv. Boston, Massachusetts (and the United States) on or about September 20, 2001There was one Ryan International flight found in our data departing Boston (BOS) on Sept20. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 20, we also listed all RYN flights for theday before and the day after.

Day Before:

No flights listedDay Of:

ACIDRYN441


DepartureAirport

ArrivalAirport

BOS CYYRDeparture Time20010920 06:10

AircraftTypeB72Q

Day After:No flights listed


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QUESTION* 6dOn what date an d at what precise time do FAA records indicate the followin g flightstook off? If the FAA does not ha ve any records, p lease state that:

d. "The First LasVegas flight" - Flight DC-8-73, a chartered Republic of Gabonairplane with 46 people, including several members of the Saudi royal family, departingfrom Las Vegas, Nevad a for Geneva, Switzerland on or about September 19,2001There were no Republic of Gabon flights found in the database. However, below are allthe flights departing LasVegas (LAS) and arriving in Geneva on or about Sept. 19, 2001.Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 19, we searched for the day before and theday after.

Day Before:No flights found.

Day Of:

ACIDTRLTZ

FLIGHTINDEX117990

DATE19-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirportLAS

ArrivalAirportLSGG

Departure Time20010919 23:12

AircraftTypeDC87

Day After:No flights found.

LSGG Geneva Cointrin, Geneva Switzerland


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QUESTION* 6eOn what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does not have an y records, please state that:e. "The Second Las Vegas flight" ~ Chartered Flight B 727-21, with 18people, membersof the same Saudi royal party, departing from Las Vegas, Nevada fo r Stamstead,England on September 20 , 2001

There are no flights listed in our data departing LasVegas (LAS) to Stansted, England(EGSS) on or about Sept. 20, 2001. However, below are all flights listed from LAS toanywhere in the United Kingdom for the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

ACIDVIR44

FLIGHT Departure ArrivalINDEX DATE Airport Airport33810 19-Sep-Ol LAS EGKK


AircraftTypeB742

Day of:No flights listed

DayAfter:

ACIDVIR44

FLIGHTINDEX159105

DATE

21-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirportLAS

ArrivalAirportEGKK


AircraftTypeB742

EGKK Gatwick Airport, London, United Kingdom


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QUESTION* 6fOn wh at date an d at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does n ot have any records, please state that:f. "The Third Las Vegas flight" - American Trans Air flightL-1011 with 34 members ofthe party of Saudi P rince Turki, departing from Las Vegas, Nevad a for Paris, France onSeptember 24, 2001There were no flights listed in our database departing from LasVegas (LAS) to anywherein France on or about Sept. 24, 2001. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 24,we searched for the day before and the day after.


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QUESTION* 6gOn what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does not have an y records, please state that:g. "The Universal Weather Boston Flight" Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc.,N727AK/B721 with four Saudi nationals, flight departing Boston Logan airport forGander, Newfoundland on or about September 18, 2001There were no flights listed in our database departing Boston Logan (BOS) to Gander Int'l(CYQ X) on Sept. 18, 2001. Since th e request was for "on or about" Sept 18, we alsolisted al l RYN flights for the day before and the d ay after.


Day of:No flights listed

Day After:

ACID

LN978EN727AK

FLIGHTINDEX

10720372741

DATE

19-Sep-Ol19-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

BO SBO S

ArrivalAirport

C Y Q XC Y Q X

Departure Time

20010919 03:4120010919 01:13

AircraftType

U35B721

C Y Q X Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland


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QUESTION* 6hOn wh at date and at wh at precise time do FAA records indicate the following flights tookoff? If the FAA does not have any records, p lease state that:h. "The Hanscom Flight" N706J A Gu lfstream 3, with two Saud i nationals, departingHanscom Airfield in Bedford, Massachu setts on or abou t September 23, 2001There are no flights listed in our data departing Hanscom Airfield (BED) on September 22or September 23 that used the callsign 'N706JA' or that was a Gulfstream model.

However, there were flights listed in our database on September 24 that are similar:

ACIDTN702JATN706JA

FLIGHTINDEX223111206069

DATE24-Sep-Ol24-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

BEDBE D

ArrivalAirport

CYULCYUL

Departure Time20010924 00:2720010924 00:53

AircraftTypeGLF2G3

CYUL Pierre Elliott Trudeau International, Montreal, Quebec, Canada


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QUESTION* 6iO n what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the followin g flights tookoff? If the FA A does not have an y records, please state that:i. "The VIP NewYork Flight" - VIP Flight from NewYork, NewYork to Paris with 12persons, including four Saud i nationals, departing New York on or about September 22 ,2001, for Paris, FranceBelow are the flights listed in our database departing New York, NY and arriving in Franceon or about Sept. 22, 2001. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 22, wesearched the day before and the day after.

Day Before:

ACIDAAL120AAL44COA54COA56AFR11AFR23AFR5

AFR6437AFR9

DAL118DAL82

FLIGHTINDEX16178725274016251715510415900224874824925320509166272254841156070

1DATE

21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol21-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirportJFKJFKEWREWRJFKJFKEWRJFKJFKJFKJFK

ArrivalAirport

LFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFMN

Departure Time20010921 02:5120010921 23:3620010921 02:2120010921 00:2520010921 01:5120010921 21:2020010921 21:3120010921 16:5820010921 03:1520010921 23:2720010921 00:33

AircraftTypeB763B772B764B772B744B772B744B742B772B763B763

Day of:

ACIDAAL120AAL44COA54COA56DAL118AFR11

AFR5AFR9

DAL82N368CEAFR23

FLIGHTINDEX90069443596912634

96017637391621132463582

11248991205

1DATE

22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol22-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

JFKJFKEW REWRJFKJFKEWRJFKJFK

EW RJFK

ArrivalAirport

LFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFMNLFPBLFPG

Departure Time20010922 02:4620010922 23:0220010922 02:1720010922 00:5520010922 22:5520010922 01:5520010922 21:3320010922 03:1220010922 00:3620010922 14:3420010922 21:22

AircraftTypeB763B772B764B772B763B744B744B772B763B733B772


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Day after:

ACIDAAL120AAL44COA54COA56AFR11AFR5AFR9

DALII8DAL82

LFPGLFMNLFPB

FLIGHTINDEX1027041693951031549873813600716637910522217126199323

Charles De

DATE23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol23-Sep-Ol

Gaulle, Paris,

DepartureAirport

JF KJF KEW REW RJF KEW RJFKJFKJFK

France

ArrivalAirport

LFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFPGLFMN

Departure200109232001092320010923200109232001092320010923200109232001092320010923

Time02:22:02:00:01:21:03:23:00:

325412233833292351

AircraftTypeB763B772B764B772B744B744B772B763B763

Cote D Azur, Nice, FranceLe Bourget, Paris, France


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QUESTION* 77. Wh at information does the FAA have about a flight departing from Tampa Florida toLexington, Kentucky with Saudi nationals on board on or about September 13,2001?

Below are the flights listed in our database departing Tampa (TPA) and arriving in Lexington(LEX) on or about Sept. 13 , 2001. Since the request was for "on or about" Sept 13, wesearched the day before and the day after.


Day of:

ACIDHPJ32

FLIGHTINDEX41251

DATE13-Se;p-01

DepartureAirportTPA

ArrivalAirportLEX

Departure20010913

Time20:38

Aircraft TypeU35

Day after:

ACIDTN525JV


Departure ArrivalAirport AirportTPA LEX

Departure Time Aircraft Type2001091413:11 C525


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QUESTION* 88. Please list all flights the FAA has records for departing from Tampa, Florida onSeptember 13, 2001, including the company flying, the tail number, the de stination, thenumber of people on board, and the precise time of the flight's departure?Below are the flights listed in our data departing from Tampa (TPA) on September 13,2001:

ACIDAMW8718COA9982COA9840C OA9 8 3 6C OA9 8 3 5COA4982DAL9940DAL633DAL1726DAL1235EGF883

HPJ32MEJ28

NKS632NKS270TRS885USA894US A7 7 2USA564USC801N391XP

TN505RPEXR806EXR812E X R80 6EXR140TN71GATWA128TN619BELN405GJ

FLIGHTINDEX554401304614606359763608314618384902899340594450774666641251258975761841258605261188312262363232538244294502104658143161542335763662268371494316354782

[DATE

13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol13-Sep-Ol

DepartureAirport

TP ATP ATP ATP ATPATP ATPATPATPATPATPATPATPATPATPATPATP ATP ATPATP ATPATPATP ATP ATP ATPATP ATPATPATPA

ArrivalAirport

EY WMCOIAHPBIIAH

MMUNATLATLCV GDFWMIALEXBHMDTWAC YATLPHLCLTPITFX EPDKMMUORLCR GORLORLJAXSTLO RLGNV

Departure Time20010913 21:4320010913 14:1620010913 15:0420010913 14:4020010913 14:3720010913 19:0920010913 12:4320010913 17:3020010913 20:4920010913 22:3920010913 20:4720010913 20:382001091305:3120010913 23:3620010913 17:3820010913 23:3420010913 23:0820010913 20:3720010913 21:4820010913 02:1420010913 19:3320010913 22:4920010913 20:0220010913 22:1420010913 22:5320010913 23:5020010913 23:2120010913 22:5620010913 20:5920010913 22:10

AircraftTypeBE02MD80MD82MD80MD82B738B738B763MD80B752AT42LJ35LJ35MD81DC9B712B733B752MD82U35H25

C550C210C210C210C210C550MD82BE58U35

MMUN Cancun International, Cancun, Mexico


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H. KeanC H A I R

H. HamiltonV I C E C H A I RBen-VenisteFieldingGorelick

GortonKerrey

Lehman

Thompson

D I R E C T O R

FAA QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD No. 1T he National Commission on Terrorist A ttacks U pon th e United States(the "Commission") requests that th e Federal A viation A dministration(FAA ) provide th e Commission with a written response to the followingquestions for the record no later than June 8, 2004:

1. A t what precise time was the National A ir Space closed onSeptember 1 1 , 2 0 0 1 ?2. What was the policy about which airplanes could fly during theclosure of the National A ir Space?3. On what date and at what precise time did the National Air Spacereopen after the September 11 , 2001 terror attacks?4. What was the policy regarding when individual airports couldreopen after the September 11 , 2001 terror attacks?5. O n what date, and at what precise time did the following airportsreopen after the September 11 , 200 1 terror attacks? If the dateand time differ for general aviation versus com mercial, please

provide both:a. Providence, R hode Islandb. Tam pa, Floridac. Lexington, Kentuck yd. St. Louis, Missourie. Los A ngeles, Californiaf. Orlando, Floridag. Washington (Dulles)h. Boston (Logan), Massachusettsi. Las V egas, Nevadaj. N ew York (JFK and La Guardia)k. Hanscom A irfield in Bedford, Massachusetts

6. On what date and at what precise time do FA A records indicatethe following flights took off? If the FA A does not have anyrecords, please state that:a. "The Providence flight" ~ A Northstar Aviation (Pacific Je tCompany) flight with four Saudi nationals departing fromProvidence, Rhode Island for Paris, France on or about

T E L (202) 331-4060F A X (202) 296-5545

www.9-1lcommission.gov


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Questions for the Record No. 12September 14, 2001;

b.'The Lexington flight" A Jetlease chartered luxury Boeing727 with 14 people, including a Saudi prince, departingfrom Lexington, Kentucky fo r England on or aboutSeptember 16, 2001;

c. "The "BinLaden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441, aBoeing 72 7 with (eventually) 26 passengers, most of themrelatives of Saudi fugitive Usama Bin Laden, departing fromi. St. Louis, Missouri, on or about September 18, 2001,ii. Los An geles, California, on or about September 19,2001,iii. Orlando, Florida (Signature Aviation), on or aboutS eptember l 9 , 2001,iv. Washington (Dulles) (Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation)on or about September 19,2001, an dv. Boston, Massach usetts (andthe United States) on orabout September 20, 2001.d.'The First Las Vegas flight" -- Flight DC -8-73, a charteredRepublic of Gabon airplane with 46 people, includingseveral members of the Saudi royal family, departing fromLas Vegas, Nevada fo r Geneva, Switzerland on or aboutSeptember 19, 2001;e. "The Second Las V egas fl ight" -- Chartered Flight B 727-21,with 18 people, members of the same Saudi royal party,departing from Las Vegas, Nevada fo r Stamstead, Englandon September 20, 2001;f. "TheThird Las Vegas flight" -- American Trans Air flight L-1011 with 34 mem bers of the party of Saudi Prince Turki,departing from Las Vegas, Nevada fo r Paris, France onSeptember 24,2001;

g.'The Universal W eather Boston Flight" ~ Universal Weather& Aviation, Inc., N727AK/B721 with four Saudi nationals,flight departing Boston Logan airport for Gander,New foundland on or about September 18, 2001;h.'The Hanscom Flight" -- N706JA Gulfstream 3, with tw oSaudi nationals, departing Hanscom Airfield in Bedford,Massachusetts on or about September 23, 2001; andi. "The VIP New York Flight" -- VIP Flight from New York,New York to Paris with 12 persons, including four Saudinationals, departing New York on or about September 22,2001, fo r Paris, France.

7. What information does the FAA have about a fl ight departingfrom Tampa F lorida to Lexington, Kentucky with Saudi nationalson board on or about September 13, 2001?


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A Questions for the Record N o. 1

8. Please list all flights the FA A has records for departing fromTam pa, Florida on September 13, 2001, including the companyflying, the tail number, the destination, the number of people onboard, and the precise time of the flight's departure?M ay 25, 2004 Daniel M arcusGeneral Counsel


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CHAIRe H. HamiltonVICE CHAIR

Ben-Venisteax Cleland

F. FieldingGorelick

GortonLehman

J. RoemerR. Thompson

D. Zelikow

FAA Questions for the Record

1. At what precise time was the National Air Space closed on September 11,2001?2. What was the policy about which airplanes could fly during the closure of theNational Air Space?3. On what date and at what precise time did the National Air Space reopen afterthe September 11, 2001 terror attacks?4. W hat was the policy regarding when individual airports could reopen after theSeptember 11, 2001 terror attacks?5. On what date, and at what precise time did the following airports reopen afterthe September 11,2001 terror attacks (if the date and time differ for generalaviation versus com mercial, please provide both)?:

Providence, Rhode Island Tampa, Florida Lexington, Kentucky St. Louis, Missouri Los Angeles, California Orlando, Florida, Washington (Dulles), and Boston (Logan), Massachusetts Las Vegas, Nevada New York (JFKand La Guardia) Hanscom Airfield in Bedford, Massachusetts

6. On what date and at what precise time do FAA records indicate the followingflights took off (if the FAA does not have any records, please state that)?:a. "The Providence flight" - A Northstar Aviation (Pacific Jet Com pany)flight with four Saud i nationals d eparting from Providence, Rhod eIsland for Paris, France on or about September 14, 2001;b.'The Lexington flight" - A Jetlease chartered luxury Boeing 727 with 14

people, including a Saudi Prince, departing from Lexington, Kentuckyfor England on or about September 16, 2001;c. "The "BinLaden flight" - Ryan International Flight 441,a Boeing 727with (eventually) 26 passengers, most of them relatives of Saud i fugitiveOsama Bin Laden, departing fromi. St. Louis, Missouri, on or about September 18,2001,ii. Los Angeles, California, on or about September 19, 2001,

TEL (202) 331-4060F A X (202) 296-5545

www.9-1lcommission.gov


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Questions for the Record;2

iii. Orlando, Florida (Signature Aviation), on or about September 19,2001iv. Washington (Dulles) (Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation) on or aboutSeptember 19, 2001, andv. Boston, Massachusetts (and the United States) on or aboutSeptember 20, 2001.

d.'The First Las Vegas flight" - Flight DC -8-73, a chartered Republic ofGabon airplane with 46 people, including several members of the SaudiRoyal family, departing from La s Vegas, Nevada fo r Geneva,Switzerland on or about September 19, 2001;e. "The Second Las Vegas flight" - Chartered Flight B 727-21, with 18people, me mbers of the same Sau di royal party, departing from LasVegas, Nevada fo r Stamstead, England on September 20 , 2001;f. "The Third Las Vegas flight" - American Trans Air flight L-1011 with 34mem bers o f the party of Saudi Prince Turki, departing from Las Vegas,

Nevada for Paris, France on September 24, 2001;g.'The Universal Weather Boston Flight" - Universal Weather & Aviation,Inc., N727AK/B721 with four Saudi nationals, flight departing BostonLogan airport for Gander, New foundland on or about September 18,2001;h.'The Hanscom Flight" N706JA Gulfstream 3, with tw o Saudi Nationals,departing Hanscom Airfield in Bedford, Massachusetts on or aboutSeptember 23, 2001;i. "The VIP New Y ork Flight" - VIP Flight from New York, New York toParis with 12 persons, inclu ding four Saudi nationals, departing NewYork on or about September 22 , 2001, fo r Paris, France.

7. What information does the FAA have abo ut a flight departing from TampaFlorida to Lexington, Kentucky with Saudi nationals (possibly including oneSaudi Prince) on board on or about September 13, 2001?8. Please list all flights the FAA has records for departing from Tampa, Floridaon September 13, 2001, including the com pany flying, the tail num ber, thedestination, the number of people on board, and the precise time of theflight's departure?

The Com mission requests that the information requested above be provided as soon as possible,even though all information may not be provided at the same time, through m eans of a "rolling"production.If access to any of the requested inform ation is withheld, even tem porarily, based on an allegedclaim of privilege o r for any other reason, the Co mmission requests that the responden t, as soonas possible and in no event later than the production date, identify an d describe such information,as well as the alleged basis fo r withholding it, with sufficient specificity to allow a meaningfulchallenge to any such withholding.


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AA Questions for the RecordPageS

If the respondent cannot answer some of the questions listed in this request but has informationabout where answers to such questions might be found, the Commission requests that therespondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the productiondate.If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of this request,the Com mission asks that any such questions or concerns be raised with the Commission a s soonas possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to the production date.

M ay 17 , 2004 Daniel M arcusGeneral Counsel

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