FlyDubai Co-Pilot Who Nearly Crashed Plane Was Barred From Flying by Oman over Extremism Concerns | Chattanooga Times Free Press

FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concerns | Chattanooga Times Free Press

The FlyDubai co-pilot who officials said nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound flight with 182 people aboard was barred from flying by his native Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday.

Who is Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Captain Smit Machchhar?

People familiar with the matter said the airline had barred him from flying after concerns emerged that he had adopted radical ideological views.

Suspect in flydubai attack was barred from flying in Oman over extremism concerns

The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a flydubai flight to Israel had previously been barred from flying in Oman over concerns about his extremist...

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