Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say

Hijacker planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, says Israel

Eytan Ben-David, the national security adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu and a former aviation security chief, said the flydubai pilot had been planning last week’s attack for months.

Oct 7, 2026

FlyDubai attacker intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, ongoing investigation finds

The investigation has found the attacker intended to crash the plane into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, a person familiar with the matter not authorized to speak publicly told NPR.

Oct 5, 2026

UAE says Flydubai suspect intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport

The Flydubai co-pilot who attacked the plane’s captain with an axe last month intended to crash the aircraft into a passenger terminal at an Israeli airport, according to authorities in the United Arab Emirates. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, planned to seize control of the 182-passenger aircraft and crash it into…

Oct 9, 2026

Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say

The Omani national was a "lone wolf" extremist, according to the reports.

Oct 5, 2026

Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into airport, Israeli media reports

The flydubai co-pilot allegedly tells investigators he intended to continue flying normally before crashing into the main airport in Israel.

Oct 5, 2026

Flydubai hijacker planned to crash plane into Ben Gurion Airport, UAE says

The Omani Flydubai co-pilot who hijacked a passenger plane last week planned to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion International Airport in central Israel, UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif al Shamsi said on Friday. Hammam al Hammami plotted the 9/11-inspired suicide attack before he was ultimately thwarted by the other pilot and several passengers aboard […]

Oct 9, 2026

Flydubai co-pilot was inspired by 9/11 when he planned to crash into Israeli airport terminal: officials

Flydubai co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami reportedly “drew inspiration” from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and used two previous flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv to “familiarize himself with the flight route and the airport.”

Oct 9, 2026

FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash Israel-bound jet at Ben Gurion Airport

Hamam al-Hammami allegedly planned to crash FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 into Ben Gurion Airport, according to reports on the terrorism investigation.

Oct 5, 2026