T5 B69 Newark and JFK FDR - Entire Contents - Emails - Info - Spreadheet Letter - Saudi Flights - Airspace Closure

Tom Eldridge
From: Begley, James Obegley@panynj.gov]

Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 4:05 PM
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: RE: FAA Information
Tom: I was just advised by our staff at Newark Liberty that it has no info on a flight to
Saudi Arabia on 9/14, they also indicated that as far as they know Saudi Arabian Airlines
doesn't operate at NLIA.
James M. Begley
Deputy General Counsel
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

225 Park Avenue South, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
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Original Message
From: Tom Eldridge [mailto:teldridge@9-llcommission.gov]
To: Begley, James
James --
As a brief followup. Can you tell us when Newark Airport reopened after 9/11? We
recently learned that a Saudi Airlines flight took off on 9/14 from Newark, but we did not
know Newark was involved when we sent our first QFR. At this point, we only a few days
before our report is to be finalized, so any help you can provide would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.
— Tom
Original Message
From: Begley, James [mailto:jbegley@panynj.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:17 PM
To: Tom Eldridge
Tom I don't think what I sent you included Al Graser's last e-mail to me. Here it is
again.
Original Message
From: Graser, Al
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 2:56 PM
To: Begley, James
Cc: Reiss, Alan
Subject: FW: 9/11 Commission Inquiry
What we have been able to determine to date and really little GA traffic. See information
below from Tom Bock.
Original Message
From: Bock, Tom
To: Junge, Robert; Graser, Al; Spampanato, Jerry
Cc: McCormick, Dennis
Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission Inquiry
There were restrictions for GA flights that lasted until early October. I don't recall the
specific dates but I know that Republic airport almost went out of business. TEB was
closed due to a TFR. I am not sure about JFK but I would suspect that if FRG and TEB were
included, JFK was too. I have flight data for the entire NY area for 9/26/01 and there
were only 2 GA aircraft and both were military or police support. I recall somewhere
around the 4th of October the TFR restriction was reduced, but there were some
restrictions on flight schools, and air taxi's. I have two attachments
- 1 letter to Garvey that talks about the lifting of the restrictions dated 10/11/01 &
the other shows some traffic count data which seems to coincide with my poor relections.
Original Message
From: Junge, Robert
To: Graser, Al; Spampanato, Jerry
Cc: McCormick, Dennis; Bock, Tom
National airspace was closed, relief came on Thursday Sept. 13th at approx. 1100 hrs and
commercial & private aviation operations were allowed to resume. Specifically for the
GA....many "advisory" type documents or literature was afforded the nation, some of this
even came form AAAE and other industry sources. The advisory information for the GA
Airports, Operators , and owners were mostly common sense, best management practices.
Bob J.
Original Message
From: Graser, Al
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 5:01 PM
To: Junge, Robert; Spampanato, Jerry
Besides the SD question below did the FAA give us any separate requirements for us to
follow before we could open for GA operations after 9/11?
Al
James M. Begley

New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
Original Message
To: Begley, James
James:
Thank you for the heads up. We do get a lot of information that is SSI or higher from
agencies, so I am sure this will not present too big a problem for TSA. Thank you for any
help you can provide to facilitate the transaction.
— Tom
Original Message
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: FAA Information
Tom: Apparently the additional information, which you indicated you would like on the
requirements the FAA had for reopening JFK, is SSI. I believe that I am required to
advise TSA and get there permission and you would have to sign a Non Disclosure agreement
if they grant permission. This info wasn't asked for in your written questions. If you
still want that info, it might be a good idea to put it in writing; TSA is very formal in
its handling of this process.
James M. Begley

New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
Tom Eldridge
From: Begley, James [jbegley@panynj.gov]
To: Tom Eldridge
Tom: I spoke with Newark Liberty Airport staff and they advise it reopened on 9/12 at
1830, but only to arrivals.
James M. Begley

New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
Original Message
To: Begley, James
James —
As a brief followup. Can you tell us when Newark Airport reopened after 9/11? We
recently learned that a Saudi Airlines flight took off on 9/14 from Newark, but we did not
know Newark was involved when we sent our first QFR. At this point, we only a few days
before our report is to be finalized, so any help you can provide would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.
— Tom
Original Message
To: Tom Eldridge
Tom I don't think what I sent you included Al Graser's last e-mail to me. Here it is
again.
Original Message
From: Graser, Al
To: Begley, James
Cc: Reiss, Alan
Original Message
From: Bock, Tom
Tom Eldridge
To: Tom Eldridge
Teterboro Security ops at the

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Tom I d o n ' t think what I sent you included Al G r a s e r ' s last e-mail
to me. Here it is again.
Original Message
From: Graser, Al
To: Begley, James
Co: Reiss, Alan
Original Message
From: Bock, Tom
To: Junge, Robert; Graser, Al; Spampanato, Jerry
Cc: McCormick, Dennis
There were restrictions for GA flights that lasted until early October. I don't recall
the specific dates but I know that Republic airport almost went out of business. TEB was
closed due to a TFR. I am not sure about JFK but I would suspect that if FRG and TEB were
included, JFK was too. I have flight data for the entire NY area for 9/26/01 and there
were only 2 GA aircraft and both were military or police support. I recall somewhere
around the 4th of October the TFR restriction was reduced, but there were some
restrictions on flight schools, and air taxi's. I have two attachments
- 1 letter to Garvey that talks about the lifting of the restrictions dated 10/11/01 &
the other shows some traffic count data which seems to coincide with my poor relections.
Original Message
From: Junge, Robert
To: Graser, Al; Spampanato, Jerry
National airspace was closed, relief came on Thursday Sept. 13th at approx. 1100 hrs and
commercial & private aviation operations were allowed to resume. Specifically for the
GA....many "advisory" type documents or literature was afforded the nation, some of this
even came form AAAE and other industry sources. The advisory information for the GA
Airports, Operators , and owners were mostly common sense, best management practices.
Bob J.
Original Message
From: Graser, Al
To: Junge, Robert; Spampanato, Jerry
Besides the SD question below did the FAA give us any separate requirements for us to
follow before we could open for GA operations after 9/11?
Al
James M. Begley
New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
Original Message
To: Begley, James
James:
Thank you for the heads up. We do get a lot of information that is SSI or higher from
agencies, so I am sure this will not present too big a problem for TSA. Thank you for any
help you can provide to facilitate the transaction.
— Tom
Original Message
To: Tom Eldridge
advise TSA and get there permission and you would have to sign a Non Disclosure agreement
James M. Begley
New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda
8/17/2001 8/18/2001 8/19/2001 8/20/2001 21-Aug 8/22/2001
JFK 998 1005 1012 957 966 1038
LGA 1230 915 1013 1152 1257 1203
EWR 1477 1201 1196 1435 1454 1484
TEB 760 537 618 761 876 992
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8/23/2001 8/24/2001 8/25/2001 26-Aug 8/27/2001 8/28/2001 8/29/2001 8/30/2001 8/31/2001
998 1046 1008 1007 1030 951 1011 1010 960
1176 1302 914 1012 993 1175 1297 1177 1096
1474 1542 1191 1251 1108 1410 1489 1471 1275
625 728 538 639 862 714 799 743 511
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
9/1/2001 9/2/2001 9/3/2001 9/4/2001 9/5/2001 9/6/2001 9/7/2001 9/8/2001 9/9/2001
1020 971 951 951 1011 1025 951 990 931
844 832 1134 1060 1335 1284 1194 917 1134
1240 1024 1210 1316 1556 1482 1437 1137 1214
484 468 617 783 885 1034 924 626 784
Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
9/10/2001 9/11/2001 9/12/2001 9/13/2001 9/14/2001 9/15/2001 9/16/2001 9/17/2001 9/18/2001
813 270 61 45 132 514 727 743 752
929 285 8 27 99 500 699 833 887
1216 322 12 65 290 706 835 1097 1162
739 264 42 222 172 143 199 151 280
Wednesda Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursday
9/19/2001 9/20/2001 9/21/2001 9/22/2001 9/23/2001 9/24/2001 9/25/2001 9/26/2001 9/27/2001
765 809 813 728 772 756 752 768 768
846 832 821 633 742 793 833 799 810
1189 1117 1109 921 924 1030 1110 1117 1105
238 294 273 84 171 213 281 308 280
Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
9/28/2001 9/29/2001 9/30/2001 10/1/2001 10/2/2001 10/3/2001 10/4/2001 10/5/2001 10/6/2001
772 744 750 742 742 782 770 795 763
864 603 734 885 885 887 928 946 700
1090 884 948 1056 1056 1112 1165 1147 899
291 85 192 232 232 295 344 319 188
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
10/7/2001 10/8/2001 10/9/2001 10/10/2001 10/11/2001 10/12/2001 10/13/2001 10/14/2001
731 703 705 749 778 770 730 738
759 919 893 892 914 922 695 774
945 1071 1115 1119 1137 1142 913 946
259 408 494 656 722 663 312 510
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
10/15/2001 10/16/2001 10/17/2001 10/18/2001 10/19/2001 10/20/2001 10/21/2001 10/22/2001
700 752 751 770 750 731 728 699
940 909 920 950 925 689 780 919
1052 1118 1117 1138 1154 906 944 1072
572 851 725 775 756 357 545 647
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
10/23/2001 10/24/2001 10/25/2001 10/26/2001 10/27/2001 10/28/2001 10/29/2001 10/30/2001
728 686 754 753 733 778 700 741
914 903 914 920 708 790 952 952
1136 1134 1186 1156 916 933 1085 \4
740 831 785 673 302 576 720 ^—-x 731
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
10/31/2001 11/1/2001 11/2/2001 11/3/2001
754 738
908 936
1128 1186
728 866
Dear Administrator Garvey:
As Congress and the Administration work to consider a number of proposals to enhance

aviation security, I want to urge you to promulgate rigorous and stringent rules
concerning passenger and baggage security at general aviation airports.
The Port Authority was pleased when the no fly zone for corporate aircraft around the
New York metropolitan area, that was put in place on September 11, was eased to allow
private flights into and out of Teterboro Airport. By reducing the radius from 25 to 18
miles, Federal Aviation officials properly weighed national security concerns against the
tremendous economic cost that closure of the airport to all but charter flights was
exacting on companies doing business there, ending a threat to thousands of jobs.
Upon reopening, the Port Authority, the owner of Teterboro Airport, implemented several
security measures. The most noticeable include the presence of security guards at airport
entrances, the closing of street side parking areas, and the installation of concrete
barricades that deny access to the fence line near the runways. State and local police are
maintaining a constant presence at the airport, patrolling in cars and on foot. Other
discrete measures have also been implemented, and we are now rethinking how we
exercise authority over tenant perimeter security and direct standards for passenger and
baggage screening.
Without uniform security standards for all general aviation airports, however, we can
only make certain the efficacy of the measures we take. We can not make sure that
threats won't enter our aviation system from other general aviation airports, which
currently are not subject to rigorous Federal Aviation Administration rules. Also, there is
no federal mandate to assure consistency in approach to security among small airports, or
among charter operators, fixed base operators, or private aircraft owners. For example,
fixed base operators have no screening requirement for their passengers. The pilot is
responsible for identifying their passengers, checking their baggage and checking the
aircraft used. Charter operators must screen passengers in a sterile area and check
passengers against FBI lists, yet employees are subject to less rigorous checks. Private
pilots and passengers are not checked at all. The partly commercial and partly private
nature of these facilities creates a situation of "unknown" passengers who purchase
transportation and "known" passengers who base private aircraft at the airport. Some
believe that these differences merit different security procedures. Regardless, I am sure
that you agree, more rigorous security procedures are necessary.
I am aware that all possibilities for increasing security at general aviation airports are
being considered by FAA. Clearly the use of air traffic control and airspace approaches
such as the use of transponder codes, corridors and prohibited airspace, has helped to
limit the threat imposed by unauthorized access to such aircraft or air piracy. However, I
also believe these facilities warrant installation of screening equipment used at public
airports like X-ray machines and metal detectors as well as explosive detection
technologies. We also need to take steps to deny access to secure areas of the airport by
undesirable persons. Passenger manifests need to be used to pre-screen passengers,
verify their identity and track their movements. Employee background checks should be
mandatory, and the legitimacy of such employees verified against a database of criminal
history, known terrorists, and persons illegally in the United States. Essentially, each
general aviation airport, airline and service company should be required to comply with
standards comparable to those contained in Federal Aviation Regulations Part 107 and
Part 108 pertaining to commercial aviation as well as best practices identified or
promulgated since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The cost of such measures, no doubt, will be substantial but no cost is too great to assure
protection of human life. Together, airports, the administration, airport service
companies and members of congress can work together to identify federal sources of
funding, since airport security is decidedly a federal responsibility.
FAA has already acknowledged that terrorists are willing to use aircraft to inflict
significant damage to persons and property in the United States. As we work to button-
down commercial airport security we also need to work to fortify general aviation
security as well. As Administrator you have the authority to promulgate new security
procedures and address new threats. I urge you to do so without delay. The role of
business and general aviation in facilitating transportation needs of businesses and
individuals safely across the country is critical to our economy.
Sincerely,
Lewis M. Eisenberg
Chairman
Tom Eldridge
To: Tom Eldridge
advise TSA and get there permission and you would have to sign a Won Disclosure agreement
James M. Begley

New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
Tom Eldridge
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: JFK Airport Questions
Tom: JFK Port Authority Operations and Police have confirmed to me that they have
identified no information on the VIP flight referenced in the Commissions questions No. 3
& 4. I've again asked whether there was any difference between reopening for General
Aviation vs Commercial. As discussed last Friday, I also asked them if there were any FAA
requirements that were imposed before being allowed to reopen and if so what they were,
which was my understanding of the additional info that you indicated that you'd like. As
soon as I get a response I'll let you know.
James M. Begley
New York, NY 10003
(212) 435-3502
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Review of JFK Operations Chrono for 9/11 Incident
bate Time Notes
9/11 9:24 JFK Closed for Security

9/11 19:45 Airport Open for Military, Law
Enforcement, Emer Ops
9/12 18:30 JFK Closed Except to Landing

Aircraft
18:45 Several Flights Cleared to Land
(UAL/NWA, AAL)
9/13 04:01 First Arrival (Justice #948)

11:04 First Departure (Iceland Air)
16:55 Stop on all departures in NY
Area
17:55 FAA Stops all Foreign Flag Ops
9/14 10:58 Airport Opened
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From: Begley, James Obegley@panynj.gov]

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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Teterboro Security ops at the

As Congress and the Administration work to consider a number of proposals to enhance

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9/14 10:58 Airport Opened

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