{
  "id": 11587398,
  "title": "Who is 'Hamam al Hamami'? What we know about FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar, tried to crash plane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/who-is-hamam-al-hamami-what-we-know-about-flydubai-co-pilot-who",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T02:50:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/who-is-hamam-al-hamami-what-we-know-about-flydubai-co-pilot-who-stabbed-captain-smit-machchhar-tried-to-crash-plane-11790995009415.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The co-pilot of the flight has not yet been publicly identified, although multiple sources familiar with the investigation told a media outlet on Friday that his name is Hamam al Hamami.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Salman Khan salutes Smit Machchhar after flydubai mid-air scare: ‘Kamaal kar diya pilot ji’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/salman-khan-salutes-smit-machchhar-after-flydubai-mid-air-scare",
        "published": "2026-10-03T03:55:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Well Done Bro, Hum Salute Karte Hain’: Salman Khan Lauds Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar For His Braveheart Act",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/well-done-bro-hum-salute-karte-hain-salman-khan-lauds-flydubai-pilot",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:11:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}