Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country
Summary
Australian authorities are investigating the connections between Australia and the Flydubai co-pilot who tried to take control of a plane flying to Israel. The co-pilot attacked the pilot with an axe, but passengers stopped him and the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia. Officials in Australia, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia are working together to understand the incident and the co-pilot’s background.Key Facts
- The co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- Passengers overpowered the co-pilot, and the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- The co-pilot is named Hamam al-Hammami and is reported to be an Omani national.
- Australian police are investigating if the co-pilot has links to Australia, where he studied on a student visa from 2015 to 2017.
- His Australian student visa was canceled in 2019 because he was no longer enrolled in a course.
- The UAE prosecutor said the co-pilot attempted a "terrorist act" and investigations are ongoing.
- While working for Oman Air, he was removed from flight training over concerns about radical views.
- He completed a distance-learning degree in aviation management from Buckinghamshire New University in the UK in 2023.
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