Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says
WELLINGTON: The flydubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an alleged attempt to crash a plane last week was in New Zealand seven years ago to complete a portion of his flight training for a U.K.-based company, New Zealand police said in a statement on Tuesday. Police said the man was in New Zealand between November 2018 and May 2019 on a six-month student visa. “Immigration records show he…
Wellington, New Zealand police have revealed that the co-pilot involved in an alleged plane crash attempt on flydubai flight FZ1073 was in the country between November 2018 and May 2019 to complete flight training for a U.K.-based airline, now defunct. Assistant Commissioner Michael Johnson confirmed the co-pilot arrived in New Zealand on November 30, 2018, and departed on May 23, 2019.
The incident, described as a "terrorist attack" by the UAE prosecutor general, saw the co-pilot stab his captain with an emergency crash axe. Identified as an Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami, the man's identity has only been confirmed by Israeli and UAE officials. Australian counterterrorism authorities are also probing the man's potential connections to Australia.
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