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FBI: Seattle plane thief searched online for flight videos
Source: Associated Press
FBI: Seattle plane thief searched online for flight videos
By SALLY HO
November 9, 2018
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say the Seattle airport ground crew worker who stole an empty commercial airplane had apparently searched online for flight instruction videos before he took off on a dizzying ride that soon crashed into a small island.
The FBI announced Friday that it’s concluding the investigation into the unauthorized flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on August 10, after determining that 28-year-old Richard Russell of Sumner, Washington, acted alone. An FBI spokeswoman previously noted an incorrect age for him.
Russell had worked for more than three years for Horizon Air, which is part of Alaska Air Group and flies shorter routes throughout the U.S. West.
“The FBI found this was an isolated, unanticipated incident by one individual,” the airline said in a statement. It also noted that the Transportation Security Administration’s separate investigation also determined Horizon Air didn’t violate security regulations.
The airline called it “a very difficult moment for us and many others” and said it is working with experts and the government to consider security “enhancements” going forward.
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By SALLY HO
November 9, 2018
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say the Seattle airport ground crew worker who stole an empty commercial airplane had apparently searched online for flight instruction videos before he took off on a dizzying ride that soon crashed into a small island.
The FBI announced Friday that it’s concluding the investigation into the unauthorized flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on August 10, after determining that 28-year-old Richard Russell of Sumner, Washington, acted alone. An FBI spokeswoman previously noted an incorrect age for him.
Russell had worked for more than three years for Horizon Air, which is part of Alaska Air Group and flies shorter routes throughout the U.S. West.
“The FBI found this was an isolated, unanticipated incident by one individual,” the airline said in a statement. It also noted that the Transportation Security Administration’s separate investigation also determined Horizon Air didn’t violate security regulations.
The airline called it “a very difficult moment for us and many others” and said it is working with experts and the government to consider security “enhancements” going forward.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/fd666d3e7c8443649ca185c2c62240e5