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Old 13th Aug 2018, 05:02
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A disgruntled SkyWest pilot nearly destroyed the airline in 2012 by stealing an RJ with the plan of crashing it into HQ.

Miller, J., & Neugebauer, C. (2012, July 18). SkyWest pilot kills self after trying to steal plane at St. George airport. The Salt Lake Tribune.
"Hedglin parked the motorcycle, then threw a rug over a razor-wire fence and used leather gloves to scale it. Once inside the fence, Hedglin got inside a regional jet, and started the engine. Hedglin backed the aircraft away from the jet bridge ... then began to pull forward. The jet's left wing hit the jet bridge, and when Hedglin turned to head east, he scraped the same wing along the terminal building. . . . then drove the jet through a security fence and over some landscaping before finally stopping after hitting multiple cars in the public parking lot."
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