From Marshal To Guardian, Part One: The Crossing

Agent Markson was an air marshal, working for the TSA, overwatching and protecting flights from any danger. On one fateful night, on flight BR82 to Boston, Markson's worst nightmare comes alive: the aircraft's electric systems are fried by a stray lightning-bolt. Seconds away from his death, Markson vanished from the craft, and reappeared somewhere else; in the world of Ga'Hoole.