Flydubai Flight to Tel Aviv: Co-Pilot Had Planned a 'Terrorist Act,' UAE Investigation Finds
A United Arab Emirates investigation says the co-pilot had premeditated diverting the aircraft, without his background having been vetted when he was hired.
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The co-pilot of a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv had planned a "terrorist act" by diverting the aircraft, according to an investigation conducted by United Arab Emirates authorities, Le Monde reports.
According to a source cited by the Wall Street Journal, the man had been hired by flydubai, the UAE-based airline, without it being established whether his background had undergone thorough vetting at the time of his recruitment.
The UAE investigation, whose conclusions were made public, points to premeditation of the act, reviving questions about flight-crew screening procedures within the airline. Authorities have not yet specified all the elements that established this premeditation.
Flydubai has not issued public comment on measures taken since the incident, and the exact circumstances that allowed the co-pilot to be hired despite, according to some reports, a suspicious background, remain to be clarified by the airline or regulatory authorities.
The case comes as several international media outlets examine the co-pilot's profile and the timeline of events that occurred on board the aircraft.
Sources
- Le copilote du vol Flydubai volant vers Tel-Aviv planifiait un « acte terroriste » en le déroutant, selon l’enquête des Emirats arabes unis — Le Monde — Une
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