Omani co-pilot on Flydubai attempted 'terrorist' act — UAE
The man who stabbed his fellow pilot, the captain of the Israel-bound Flydubai flight, was also reportedly barred from flying in his native Oman over security concerns, according to a US media report.
Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani pilot, was accused of attempting to crash a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, despite his extremist background. Born in the UAE to an Omani father and Syrian mother, al-Hammami had previously worked for Oman Air and Royal Air Maroc, but was later transferred to an administrative role due to his extremist views.
Despite Israel and Oman not having diplomatic relations, he managed to get hired by flydubai for a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. Israeli and US authorities are investigating how a pilot with such a radical extremist past was cleared to fly to Israel.
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- How an Omani flagged for extremism ended up piloting a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet timesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Omani co-pilot on Flydubai attempted 'terrorist' act — UAE dw.com
