Flydubai attempted hijacking
Israel bans United Airlines pilot over Iran sympathies weeks after flydubai hijacking attempt
However, the Transportation Ministry clarified to United that Amjadian flies only domestic routes to the US and Canada and is not scheduled to operate any flights to Israeli.
Bomb threats, attempted hijackings must not become new norm for Israeli travelers - editorial
Captain of flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked
He was just a plumber. Then he helped save a plane full of passengers - opinion
New Zealand police probes flydubai hijacker's time spent in island country - report
Additionally, the New Zealand Herald reported that Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot whom Hammami attacked aboard the flydubai flight, had trained in the island country.
Why the flydubai attempted hijacking could end up strengthening Israel, UAE ties - analysis
The challenges that this incident presents also likely provide opportunities, similar to how the US and Saudi Arabia were able to work together after Septembe 11.
New documentary 'To Kill a Nazi' details Holocaust survivor's key role in Entebbe rescue
The hijacking of the flydubai flight made "To Kill a Nazi" incredibly topical, since it tells the story of the extraordinary life of Michel Cojot, a Holocaust and Entebbe hijacking survivor.
Transport Ministry employee vetting foreign airline security also freelanced for flydubai - report
This report came one day after N12 found that the official provided services to the Transportation Ministry through an outsourcing arrangement and was not a state employee.
We are all grateful to the flydubai plane heroes but who is taking accountability? - editorial
It’s now incumbent on the relevant authorities to examine how the events leading to the attempted hijacking were allowed to materialize in the first place.
The flydubai attack was a failure before it was a plot - analysis
Officials in Oman and Australia reportedly raised concerns about the flydubai co-pilot. Whatever the Iran probe finds, investigators must explain why the warnings failed to stop him from flying.
‘There was nobody in the cockpit’: Israeli passenger reconstructs flydubai attack
“I had to shake the pilots.” “We put an Israeli guard on every crew member.” Tal reconstructs the minutes aboard the flydubai flight and what happened after passengers regained control.
Flydubai attempted hijack security failure exposes Israel’s deep accountability crisis - analysis
Israeli passengers stepped forward when disaster struck. In the days that followed, officials stepped back, each explaining why responsibility for the security failure belonged to someone else.
Bennett: 'Direct line' connects flydubai attempted hijacking, Oct. 7 after gov. trades blame
This comes after Transportation Minister Miri Regev denied that her agency was responsible for vetting the crew for foreign airlines, despite a 2023 that stipulates as such.
The flydubai attack succeeded - Israel was just lucky - opinion
Two years ago, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned of the need to reexamine the security arrangements for foreign aircraft entering Israel.
