One retrospectively relevant aspect of this pilot episode is that the airliner has been hijacked ( via remote control of the plane 's autopilot ) and , by the end , both Byers and his father have boarded the plane to try to stop the hijacking . Through the aid of the other Gunmen , they are able to regain control of the plane and just miss crashing into the World Trade Center with the airliner . This , of course , was before the actual September 11 attacks against the World Trade Center later that year
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
The Lone Gunmen