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  "id": 12323484,
  "title": "Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flydubai-co-pilot-completed-portion-of-his-flight-training-in-new-12323484",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:02:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442882/flydubai-co-pilot-completed-portion-of-his-flight-training-in-new-zealand-police-says"
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  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/israel-prepared-for-fighter-jets-to-shoot-down-flydubai-flight-if",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:44:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flydubai-co-pilot-completed-portion-of-his-flight-training-in-new",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:42:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flydubai-co-pilot-completed-portion-of-his-flight-training-in-new-12305795",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:46:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flydubai-co-pilot-completed-portion-of-his-flight-training-in-new-12308863",
        "published": "2026-10-06T05:04:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot completed flight training in New Zealand, says police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flydubai-co-pilot-completed-flight-training-in-new-zealand-says-police",
        "published": "2026-10-06T05:06:00.000Z"
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  "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."
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