According to a Freedom of Information Act reply from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the last known pre-9/11 flights for three of the four aircraft involved in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 took place in December, 2000, nine months before the attacks. No pre-9/11 flight information is available for these planes during 2001.
No pre-9/11 final flight information was provided for American Airlines flight 77 (N644AA).
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations requires carriers to provide on-time data for their commercial aircraft on a monthly basis.
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