It's mostly just shocking to me there isn't more separation of duties amongst a few people. The fact that one guy could pull this off suggests some major failure to consider single points of failure. He did allegedly have someone with him, but they didn't even sit in the same place on the plane!
The mark of a good security expert is that they will tell you the threat they themselves, potentially, are. (This is true for IT as well.)
The mark of a good security expert is that they will tell you the threat they themselves, potentially, are. (This is true for IT as well.)