CNN Central News & Network-ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: New Delhi. Serious questions are being raised over aviation security after an alleged attack by a co-pilot on a Flydubai passenger aircraft. US Vice President JD Vance said Hamam al-Hamami was already known as a “problem”. He questioned how he was allowed access to the cockpit of a passenger aircraft despite concerns having been raised about him.
According to reports, al-Hamami was earlier associated with Oman Air. Omani authorities had allegedly removed him from flying duties after finding an interest in extremist material in his online activity. Information has also emerged that he was then sent to a rehabilitation programme and assigned office work. Despite this, he later joined Flydubai and was deployed as co-pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
Investigators are trying to determine why information about his previous background was not adequately checked during the recruitment process. According to reports, Oman says no other country or airline had formally sought security information from it.
During the flight on September 30, the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain and tried to take control of the aircraft. The injured captain opened the cockpit door, after which passengers and two other pilots helped bring the situation under control. The aircraft was diverted for an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
The incident is being investigated by the United Arab Emirates and other relevant agencies. Oman, meanwhile, has not yet held any specific airline or government agency responsible for the lapse. The central question in the investigation remains how the co-pilot was able to return to a position flying a commercial aircraft despite earlier warnings.
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