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Aviation security depends on detecting threats from within
Co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami tried to hijack Flydubai flight 1073 in Dubai.
In brief
Co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami tried to hijack Flydubai flight 1073 in Dubai. Emirati authorities identified Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami as suspect in attempted hijacking of Flydubai flight 1073. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Flydubai flight 1073 hijacking attempt
Co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, tried to hijack a Dubai to Tel Aviv flight on Sept. 30.
“Co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national, has been identified as the suspect in the attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Sept. 30”
Emirati authorities describe as terrorist attack
Emirati authorities called the Sept. 30 incident an attempted terrorist attack.
“Emirati authorities have described it as an attempted terrorist attack”
Insider threat risks aviation security
The insider threat starts with someone who already has permission to be there.
“The insider threat starts with someone who already has permission to be there”
Metrojet bombing warning
The 2015 Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing killed 224 people and ISIS claimed responsibility.
“The bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268 is a warning. On Oct. 31, 2015, the Russian airliner was destroyed after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport in Egypt, killing all 224 people aboard. ISIS claimed responsibility”
Global aviation terrorism history
Air India Flight 182, Pan Am Flight 103 and 9/11 attacks killed people of many nationalities.
“Aviation terrorism has never been confined to one country or one people. Air India Flight 182, Pan Am Flight 103 and the 9/11 attacks killed people of many nationalities and faiths”
Here's the gist
Emirati authorities identified Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami as suspect in attempted hijacking of Flydubai flight 1073.
