Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash aircraft into Ben Gurion airport, UAE says
6 sources·Updated October 9, 2026
Flydubai crash plot
Covered by 6 sources
- NZ Herald World·6h agoFlydubai co-pilot ‘took boxing lessons to prepare for hijack attempt’
Hamam al-Hammami, 29, is accused trying to hijack an Israel-bound flight.
Read at NZ Herald World → - Guardian World·7h agoFlydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say
Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger…
Read at Guardian World → - CBC World News·8h agoFlyDubai co-pilot sought to crash plane into Tel Aviv's main airport: UAE
The axe-wielding co-pilot who attacked the captain of a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv last month intended to seize control of the airplane and fly it into the passenger terminal at Israel's main international airport, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Friday.
Read at CBC World News →
