Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack
Summary
Australian security agencies are investigating a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly tried to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv and who had previously spent about two years studying in Australia. The co-pilot attacked the pilot mid-air, causing the plane to drop sharply, but passengers and crew stopped him.Key Facts
- The incident happened on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard.
- The co-pilot allegedly used a crash axe and stabbed the pilot during the attempt.
- The co-pilot is named Hammam al-Hammami and is an Omani national.
- He lived in Australia from 2015 to 2017 as a student after getting a visa in 2014; his visa was canceled in 2019.
- Australian police and security agencies, including ASIO, are investigating his connections to Australia.
- Media reports say he studied engineering at an Australian university but did not receive pilot training there.
- Another university in the UK confirmed he completed a distance-learning course in aviation management but had no pilot training.
- Flydubai has suspended flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv after the attack.
- Oman had previously barred him from flying over concerns about extremist views before he worked for flydubai.
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