Airline worker Richard “Beebo” Russell had no pilot license and no known flight training. But on August 10, 2018, he managed to steer a $33 million plane into the Pacific Northwest sky, sparking both ...

Certified flight instructors and aviation experts on Sunday were divided on how much video games or flight simulators could prepare someone to operate an airplane. Russell, 28, a Horizon Air employee ...

A new documentary film, #SKYKING, revisits the life and death of Richard “Beebo” Russell, a ground service agent at SeaTac Airport who stole a $33 million airplane and flew it around the skies of ...

Richard Russell's flight was a tragic cry for help, a desperate yearning for freedom, if only for an hour, miles above the world that felt too heavy to bear. If you are feeling "broken" today, please ...

Russell had no formal training but was able to keep the plane in the sky for 75 minutes (Image: Getty Images) On Aug. 10, 2018, a shocking incident unfolded when an airport employee with zero piloting ...

SEATTLE -- The Horizon Air baggage handler who stole a commercial airplane from Sea-Tac International Airport and took it for a joyride over Puget Sound in August acted alone and intentionally crashed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a ground service agent, the 28-year-old had neither a pilot’s license nor any flying experience or training. He was not a ...

As he flew the stolen 76-seat passenger plane above the Seattle area for nearly an hour on Friday night, Richard B. Russell was asked by an air traffic controller whether he was comfortable “just ...

Certified flight instructors and aviation experts on Sunday were divided on how much video games or flight simulators could prepare someone to operate an airplane. p pulse Follow As he flew the stolen ...