Omani Co‑pilot on Flydubai Tel Aviv Flight Was Reportedly Banned From Flying in Oman
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The main European airlines today recognised the risks associated with the activity and defended a balance in the medical and professional assessment of the pilots, but rejected the creation of a blacklist after the case involving the company Flydubai.
‘He should not have been flying’: JD Vance on Flydubai co-pilot - The Canadian Media
IBNS-CMEDIA: US Vice President JD Vance has questioned how the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight on September 30 was allowed to return to the cockpit despite previous concerns about him. Highlighting the issue of aviation security, Vance told CBS News, “We knew that guy was a problem
The main European airlines recognised the risks of the activity and defended balance in the medical and professional assessment of the pilots, but rejected the blacklist after Flydubai's case.
The case raised questions about the mechanisms for selecting and monitoring pilots, after information had emerged that the co-pilot would already have been prevented from flying in Oman due to extremist concerns
Omani co‑pilot on Flydubai Tel Aviv flight was reportedly banned from flying in Oman
Reports say the Flydubai co‑pilot accused of the cockpit attack on the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight had earlier been barred from flying by Oman over suspected extremism; authorities from the UAE, Israel and investigators are still probing motives and how he later joined Flydubai.
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