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On 9/11, recall the patriots in 400 towers

Controllers safely landed about 4,500 planes and 1 million passengers as airspace closed after the attacks, officials and industry figures said.

Attack by air ironically showed the resilience of the air traffic control system, plus the skill and nerves of people who landed a million passengers safely.

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Aviation insiders recall the trauma of 9/11

Airline industry insiders and civil servants recall the shock of 9/11 as a cataclysmic attack shook the world, North American airspace shut down and, days later, sputtered back to life. Here are some select quotes from interviews with those who…

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