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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Who Nearly Crashed Plane Was Barred From Flying by Oman over Extremism Concerns | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Reports say the co-pilot had been barred from flying after Omani authorities raised concerns about extremist views, and 182 people were aboard the flight.
The FlyDubai co-pilot who officials said nearly crashed a Tel Aviv-bound flight with 182 people aboard was barred from flying by his native Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday.
The co-pilot who assaulted a pilot during a flight and who tried to defuse the aircraft on Wednesday near Telavive had been banned from flying by his country's airline, was revealed today.