UAE had shared FlyDubai flight details with Israel, including info on pilots, officials say
Officials say 182 people were on board when the co-pilot attacked the captain, and passengers and crew stopped the attempted hijacking.
- On Sunday, officials confirmed the United Arab Emirates shared the passenger list for FlyDubai flight FZ1073 with Israel before departure, including crew nationalities as part of standard procedure.
- Hamam al-Hammami, the suspected pilot, had been previously barred from flying by Omani authorities due to radical ideological views, yet the UAE-based carrier FlyDubai hired him despite these concerns.
- During the Wednesday flight with 182 people on board, the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash ax in what the United Arab Emirates called a "terrorist attack," nearly crashing the aircraft before passengers intervened.
- The Shin Bet and Transportation Ministry traded accusations over vetting responsibilities, while sources told ABC News on Saturday that Hammami is "cooperating" with the investigation following his detention in Saudi Arabia.
- Philip Baum, an aviation security expert at Coventry University, noted that cross-border background checks face significant limitations, leaving questions about how FlyDubai failed to identify the Omani pilot as a security risk.
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29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami, who is an Omani national, wanted to hijack the flydubai flight FZ1073 and crash it at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. He might face death penalty, a report has claimed.
UAE Expected To Seek Death Penalty For Co-Pilot In Foiled Airline Terror Attack: Report - American Liberty News
The United Arab Emirates is expected to pursue the death penalty for the co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and trying to seize an Israel-bound passenger jet, according to an Israeli report, as investigators examine whether he intended to turn the aircraft into a weapon. Hamam al-Hammami, a 29-year-old Omani national, could face the harshest […]
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Copilot planned attack before joining airline: Israel
The Flydubai copilot who stabbed his captain in a suspected attempt to crash the plane has told United Arab Emirates (UAE) interrogators he planned the attack before he was hired by the Dubai state-owned airline, two Israeli officials with knowledge of the probe said.A third source briefed on the UA
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