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I, along with several thousand Airport directors and executives from around the world were attending the Airport Council International annual conference being held in Montreal,Canada. As we were arriving at the Palais de Congress convention hall at about 8:45 AM a person hollered that "a small military" plane had crashed into the WTC.Some of the people from the Port Authority of NY & NJ cell phones started ringing as they were receiving calls from people in the WTC telling them what was going on. We quickly found a TV set in the Press Room and watched the television reports. As we were siting there. along with many senior FAA officials watching, the second plane hit. It took a few seconds for it to register, but we all then knew for certain, this was no accident. Everyone was on there cell phones back to their respective airports getting updates as the North American airspace wasd quickly shut down by the FAA. Sitting and watching the steps being taken to close the airspace down was to say the least, and very interesting experience. When the two buildings collapsed it was sickening being with people who lost many of the coworkers from the Port Authority as they watched helplessly.I will have these memories until the day I die.