{
  "id": 11550429,
  "title": "Near-disaster: Media: Flydubai co-pilot previously considered a security risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/beinahe-katastrophe-medien-flydubai-copilot-galt-zuvor-als",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T22:54:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/beinahe-katastrophe-medien-flydubai-copilot-galt-zuvor-als-sicherheitsrisiko/100259423.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The copilot who allegedly attacked the pilot of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv was previously fired from his job at Oman Air due to security concerns. According to US media, he was found to have extremist material and was considered a security risk, but was allowed to continue working in an administrative role. The copilot, who has been taken into custody and brought to the Emirates, is cooperating with authorities and reportedly indicated that he intended to crash the plane in Israel. The Israeli government has concluded that the incident was a jihadist terrorist attack.",
  "summary": "After the violent incident in the cockpit of a plane run by the Emirati airline Flydubai, many things are still unclear. US media are now reporting explosive information about the alleged attacker.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Iran War: Flydubai Co-Pilot Apparently Previously Considered a Security Risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/iran-krieg-flydubai-copilot-galt-offenbar-zuvor-als-sicherheitsrisiko",
        "published": "2026-10-02T23:08:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}