Flydubai Co-Pilot Tried to Crash Tel Aviv Flight, UAE Says

Flydubai Co-Pilot Tried to Crash Tel Aviv Flight, UAE Says

A flydubai co-pilot, identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight carrying 182 people, in what the UAE prosecutor general called a 'terrorist attack.' Al-Hammami had previously been barred from flying in Oman over extremist views but was hired by flydubai without adequate vetting, prompting investigations by multiple countries.

Hot on The month of October 2026 · #17 story of that period · 49 articles from 25 sources