Alleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says
Summary
A co-pilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv tried to hijack the plane but was stopped by passengers and crew. The co-pilot, an Omani national who studied engineering in Australia but did not finish, is under investigation by several countries.Key Facts
- The attempted hijacking happened on 30 September on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv with 182 people onboard.
- The co-pilot allegedly used a crash axe and stabbed the pilot mid-flight.
- The co-pilot has been identified by media as Hammam al-Hammami, an Omani citizen.
- He studied engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne but did not complete his course.
- He had an Australian student visa from 2014, arrived in 2015, left in 2017, and lost his visa in 2019 after leaving the course.
- Australian authorities including the federal police and security agency ASIO are investigating his connections to Australia.
- A British university confirmed he completed a distance-learning aviation management course but had no pilot training there.
- The co-pilot was reportedly barred from flying in Oman for extremist concerns before working at flydubai.
- Flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv were suspended after the incident while investigations continue.
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