Co-pilot Hamam Al-Hamami Linked to Suspicious Content After Flight Attack

After an alleged attack on Indian Captain Smit Machhar aboard a Flydubai flight, new details about co-pilot Hamam Al-Hamami have emerged. Investigations of his old social media accounts revealed images linked to Al-Qaeda and other suspicious material. Hamam is an Omani citizen, born in the UAE, with an Omani father and Syrian mother. He worked for Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc, and later Flydubai. In 2024, he was removed from flight training at Oman Air due to security concerns over extremist views but was reassigned to a non-flight role. It remains unclear how widely this information was shared with other...

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