Horizon Air

The latest on a plane stolen from Sea-Tac International Airport Friday, Aug. 10. Officials say the plane was empty except for the man who stole it, and it had crash landed on the small Ketron Island in south Puget Sound.

Last year, Horizon Air was forced to cut back the number of flights to many Northwest cities because it didn’t have enough pilots. The Alaska Air Group subsidiary has stabilized its ranks and is slowly rebuilding service. But an industry-wide pilot shortage continues.

A dispute between regional airline Horizon Air and its pilots union is headed to court. It stems from how the sister carrier of Alaska Airlines grapples…