# Aviation security depends on detecting threats from within

> Co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami tried to hijack Flydubai flight 1073 in Dubai.
- Title: Aviation security depends on detecting threats from within
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/security-depends-on-detecting-the-threats-from-within
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- Topics: flydubai, september 30, co-pilot, hijacking, united arab emirates, terrorist attack, aviation security, news, politics
## 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
## Key takeaway

Emirati authorities identified Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami as suspect in attempted hijacking of Flydubai flight 1073.