Terrorist images found on Flydubai suspect’s social media
The pilot suspected of having attacked another pilot aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday was removed from a previous job at Oman’s national airline last year following concerns about his extremist views, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The pilot is an Omani citizen named Hamam al-Hammami, according to the two … The post Terrorist images found on Flydubai suspect’s…
On Wednesday, a suspect aboard a Flydubai flight from Tel Aviv was identified as Omani citizen Hamam al-Hammami. The pilot, who had been with Flydubai for only eight months, was removed from his previous position at Oman Air's national airline due to concerns over his extremist views, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Al-Hammami, born in the United Arab Emirates to an Omani father and Syrian mother, had worked at Oman Air for seven years before leaving in February 2025 to join Royal Air Maroc, where he served until January 2026. His LinkedIn profile, which has since been deleted, featured two posts related to the incident, one containing cockpit footage of a Flydubai 737 Max 8 and another with an AI-generated image of Islam's holiest sites.
The suspect's radical views and potential Islamist indoctrination prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make remarks about the matter. Allegations of insufficient background checks in aviation hiring are being raised in light of the revelations.
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