The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of an Israel-bound flight with an ax and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national who had been barred from flying on his country's airline

A FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit axe on an Israel-bound flight. The near-disaster has triggered scrutiny of pilot vetting and possible extremist links.

The FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound flight with 182 people aboard was earlier barred from flying by his native Oman.

FlyDubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national with extremist concerns, sparked scrutiny over his hiring and security vetting.

FlyDubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national with extremist concerns, sparked scrutiny over his hiring and security vetting.

A FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly tried to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flight before the crew landed safely in Saudi Arabia. The case has triggered a regional security probe, flight suspensions and fresh scrutiny of airline vetting.

The United Arab Emirates says the co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight that nearly crashed with 182 people on board attacked the captain with the cockpit’s crash axe in a “terrorist attack.”.