Articles about Horizon Air

FBI says Horizon Air plane thief Richard Russell acted alone, crashed intentionally

After a three-month investigation, the FBI has concluded that Horizon Air employee Richard Russell acted alone when he crept into… Read More

Podcast

Week in Geek Podcast: The saga of the stolen plane — and the flaws it revealed in airport security

After his shift last week, Horizon Airlines employee Richard Russell successfully stole a medium-sized plane and flew it across Western Washington,… Read More

TLDR: Inside Horizon Air’s stolen plane, Saudi Arabia wants Elon Musk to take Tesla private, Russell Wilson nerds out on real estate

Today’s featured stories Inside the stolen passenger plane: ‘I played video games before, so I know what I’m doing, a… Read More

Port of Seattle Commissioner Courtney Gregoire

Port of Seattle steps up Sea-Tac airport security presence after fatal airplane theft

Security measures have been stepped up at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including the maintenance area where a ground support worker commandeered… Read More

Inside the stolen passenger plane: ‘I played video games before, so I know what I’m doing, a little bit’

Audio and video from the fatal flight of a stolen Horizon Air passenger plane are providing a fuller picture of… Read More

Horizon Air employee’s fatal joyride points to gaps in airport security, and we’re lucky it wasn’t worse

The day after a Horizon Air employee stole an airplane, flew aerial stunts and crashed into a sparsely inhabited island… Read More