Jerusalem. Oct 3:
The Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain, Smit Machchhar, and allegedly attempting to bring down a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight had previously been barred from flying in Oman over concerns about his ideological views, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The co-pilot, whom Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, citing sources, had previously been prohibited by Omani authorities from flying before he was later hired by Flydubai, the WSJ report said
ABC News reported that the Flydubai co-pilot had earlier been suspended from flying by Oman Air after being flagged as a security risk.