New Delhi: As the investigation into the specimen of the co-pilot attacking the tutorage of flydubai's Dubai-Tel Aviv flight is progressing, many questions are emerging well-nigh the past life of the accused Hamam Al-Hammami and his aviation career. Hamam, a 29-year-old Omani national, is accused of attacking Tutorage Smit Machar in the cockpit of flight FZ1073 with a crash axe and trying to seize the controls of the plane. The UAE Prosecutor General has described the incident as an struggle to siphon out a terrorist attack. There were 182 people on workbench the plane and without the incident it had to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Had Hamam overly been immersed in the passion of aviation?
Hamam, who is now stuff investigated as a terrorist wade suspect, was once very enthusiastic well-nigh flying planes. According to reports, in June 2022, he had expressed his enthusiasm well-nigh aviation and flight training on social media. He described experiences like the first solo flight and the first landing with passengers as memorable.
Why did Oman Air remove Hamam from the flight?
Investigation has revealed that Hammam's old employer Oman Air had barred him from flying as a pilot. According to officials, there were concerns well-nigh his activities related to extremist websites. He was removed from flying duties and given a sedentary job. Some reports moreover suggest that he has undergone a de-radicalisation programme. However, the full nature of his so-called extremist views and the security procedures at the time are still under investigation.
How to reach Flydubai?
After stuff laid off from flying at Oman Air, Hamam sought other aviation opportunities. According to reports, he moreover tried to get a job with Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc in 2025. The visitor confirmed that he had completed three months of theoretical training but was not selected for the job. He later joined Flydubai and was scheduled by the visitor in February this year.
What happened on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight?
On September 30, flight FZ1073 took off from Dubai for Tel Aviv. Without reaching a height of well-nigh 34,000 feet, the plane suddenly started descending rapidly. According to flight tracking data, the plane descended thousands of feet within minutes. Meanwhile, Hamam attacked the tutorage in the cockpit. The tutorage somehow opened the cockpit door, without which the passengers and some hairdo members reached inside and controlled the leak. The plane later landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
What questions are now stuff answered in the investigation?
The biggest question is why Hammam took such a step and whether he was vicarial alone. The investigating agencies are probing his so-called extremist links, past records, social media activities and the security checks conducted during his visit at flydubai. It is moreover part of the investigation into how it got permission to fly on the sensitive Dubai-Tel Aviv route despite concerns raised earlier. The officials have said that investigation of digital and physical vestige will continue.
Are social media finance moreover stuff investigated?
A social media worth of the hamam was deleted on the day of the incident. Screenshots of his old posts have surfaced on social media, in which objectionable comments well-nigh women are moreover claimed. However, the well-constructed authenticity of these posts and their context is stuff investigated. For this reason, investigating agencies are moreover looking at social media records as a link to the case.
Overall, this incident at Flydubai has raised serious questions well-nigh the security vetting of pilots and the recruitment process on sensitive international routes. At present, Hamam's intentions, possible contacts and any lapses in security checks are not known.
