FlyDubai pilot attacked, another detained after cockpit incident
The second pilot of the Flydubai flight FZ1073, Hamam Al-Hamami, planned to seize the aircraft and direct it to Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.
Consensus
- A FlyDubai flight changed its flight path unexpectedly and was considered hijacked.
- One pilot was seriously injured during an incident on board.
- The second pilot was detained by law enforcement.
- The aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
- The injured pilot is on artificial lung ventilation.
- Other crew members and passengers subdued the suspect.
- The incident occurred on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
- The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737 MAX.
Points of divergence
- The second pilot allegedly boarded the plane with an axe. — riamo
- The suspect waited until the plane was near Israel's border before acting, possibly targeting an Israeli site. — tg_mash
- One pilot attempted to crash the plane, but was stopped by the second pilot during a fight. — fontanka
- The second pilot is suspected of attempting to seize control and crash the plane. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (20 sources)
- Second Flydubai pilot, accused of attempting to hijack Boeing 737 last week, intended to direct the airliner... — BBC News Русская служба
- Main events over the weekend: — Радио Свобода
- Second pilot of Flydubai flight testified that he planned to direct the hijacked airliner to Ben-Gurion airport terminal... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Captured Flydubai pilot revealed which building he intended to direct the plane toward — Фонтанка
- The attacker on Flydubai pilot may have acted without accomplices — Вести
- Second Flydubai pilot wanted plane to crash into Ben-Gurion airport — Вести
- FlyDubai commander attacked by man who lost previous job due to extremism ties — Ведомости
- Captain of Flydubai ship told about request of second pilot to go out to pray — Вести
- Who Tried to Sink the Flydubai Flight? David Sharp Separates Facts from Versions — SOTAvision
- UAE Prosecutor General calls attack on Flydubai flight an attempted terrorist attack. Second pilot attacked captain with emergency axe... — The Insider
- Flydubai pilot attacked captain with emergency axe during aircraft seizure — Интерфакс
- Second FlyDubai pilot attempting to carry out a terrorist attack held extremist views — CNN — ЭХО / Новости
- Second pilot attacked captain of Flydubai flight with emergency axe, this was an attempt at terrorism, investigation continues,… — Varlamov News
- Second Flydubai pilot who attacked flight deck commander attempted to carry out terror attack, UAE Prosecutor General says — Дождь (Telegram)
- OAE Prosecutor: Second pilot of FlyDubai flight attacked captain using emergency axe — BBC News Русская служба
- Media learned who the second pilot of the Flydubai plane that attacked the commander was — Фонтанка
- 29-year-old Hammam al-Hammami attacked captain of Flydubai flight with a machete. He wanted to smash the plane in Israel. Previously he was grounded from flights due to radical views — Meduza
- Named the weapon with which the second pilot of Flydubai aircraft attacked the commander — Вести
- Flydubai flight pilot admitted he wanted to crash the plane in Israel — Интерфакс
- The suspected identity of the person who attacked the commander of the Flydubai plane has become known — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Flydubai
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
- Dubae
- Oman
- UAE
- Moscow
- Media
- Saudi Arabia
- CNN
- Syria
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- ABC News
- Amit Segal
- Yaniv Hayun
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