Royal Air Maroc Denies Employing Co-Pilot Accused in Flydubai Cockpit Incident
The airline said a 2025 job application from the individual was rejected and no employment relationship was ever established.
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Royal Air Maroc has denied employing the co-pilot accused in connection with an alleged cockpit security incident involving a Flydubai flight, saying the individual's job application was rejected in 2025.
In a statement, the airline said no employment or contractual relationship was ever established between the company and the person named in the case.
The denial comes amid broader scrutiny of how the individual, reported to have had a history of radical Islamist views, came to hold a cockpit position on a commercial flight carrying passengers to Tel Aviv.
Royal Air Maroc's statement sought to distance the airline from the case, clarifying that its only connection to the individual was a rejected job application the previous year, with no subsequent employment of any kind.
Sources
- Royal Air Maroc denies employing co-pilot accused in Flydubai cockpit attack — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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