New, particularly serious details are coming to light regarding the pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, causing scenes of terror in the air. According to CNN reports, the man had been removed from a previous position at Oman’s national airline following concerns about his extremist views.

The suspect has been identified as Hamam Alhamami, an Omani national, and the revelations are now raising questions about the security checks that took place prior to his hiring at Flydubai.

BREAKING: The terrorist FlyDubai co-pilot has reportedly been identified as Hamam Alhamami. pic.twitter.com/TRiNnVqeTS

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Two sources familiar with the case told CNN that Alhamami had been removed in 2025 from a position related to flight training at Oman Air, due to concerns about his radical views.

According to one of the sources, after being removed from the training program, he was assigned to a different role within the company.

Al-Hamami was born in the United Arab Emirates to an Omani father and a Syrian mother, and had lived in the Emirates for several years.

A LinkedIn profile under his name stated that he worked at Oman Air for seven years, until February 2025. He then joined Royal Air Maroc in June of that same year, where he remained until January 2026.

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The co-pilot’s LinkedIn account from when he was employed by Oman Air and presumably before his radicalization, at least according to his limited list of followers. pic.twitter.com/OdYVsQyEM7

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His tenure at Flydubai was not mentioned on that specific profile, which has since been deleted.

An Israeli official stated that al-Hamami had been working at Flydubai for only eight months.

The posts under review

Of particular interest are two posts that appeared on the LinkedIn profile under his name on Wednesday, approximately nine hours after the incident.

It remains unclear who posted them or whether they had been scheduled in advance.

The first post contained videos filmed from inside the cockpits of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. In one of them, which CNN geolocated at Dubai International Airport, the camera focuses on an aircraft belonging to the Israeli airline El Al.

The flight number OMA624 and the date October 11, 2023, were visible on the cockpit screen—a period during which al-Hamami was working for Oman Air.

Other clips show additional El Al aircraft, as well as one belonging to the Israeli airline Arkia.

The video concludes with photographs of Ayman al-Zawahiri, who led al-Qaeda after the death of Osama bin Laden, and Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balaawi, the perpetrator of the 2009 suicide bombing that killed nine people, including seven CIA officials and associates.

The second post included an image generated by artificial intelligence depicting Islam’s three holiest sites—in Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem, connected by a glowing line.

In the background, a poem could be heard that referred to the rejection of humiliation, the absence of fear of death, and the defense of dignity.

The same two videos were posted at roughly the same time on an Instagram account with the same name and photos. That account was also subsequently deleted.

LinkedIn also indicated that al-Hamami had studied at Buckinghamshire New University in England.

A source at the university confirmed to CNN that a man by that name completed a three-year distance learning program and received a degree in aviation operations management in 2023.

Questions about how he ended up on a flight to Israel

The new information raises further questions about how a citizen of Oman, a country that does not recognize Israel, ended up as a member of the flight crew on a flight to Tel Aviv, despite the strict security checks in place for flights to the country.

An Israeli official stated that Shin Bet, the Mossad, the Israeli Defense Forces, and the Ministry of Transportation are already investigating the case.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the suspect is believed to have undergone “Islamist radicalization.”

Investigation into Possible Terrorist Activity

On Thursday, the Attorney General of the United Arab Emirates launched an official investigation to determine whether the attack was linked to “terrorist activity” and whether there was “prior planning or direction.”

The Emirati authorities have jurisdiction because the aircraft is registered in the country, and their laws apply to crimes committed on board their aircraft, even outside national territory.

Netanyahu also stated that the suspect was interrogated in Saudi Arabia, where the flight had been diverted, and that Israel is participating in the process.

He said he spoke with the president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, who agreed to allow Israeli participation in the investigation.

The attack in the cockpit

The incident occurred on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, when al-Hamami allegedly attacked the pilot inside the cockpit.

During the attack, the aircraft lost approximately 17,000 feet in altitude, while passengers and crew members intervened to subdue the suspect.

The presence of a backup crew proved crucial; they took control of the aircraft and performed a safe emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

The captain was seriously injured and was transported to Abu Dhabi for treatment.

Flydubai has stated that it cannot comment while the official investigation is ongoing.

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