UAE prosecutor says Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash jet into Tel Aviv airport2026-10-07The UAE attorney general said the 29-year-old Omani co-pilot confessed to planning to seize Flight FZ1073 and crash it into Ben Gurion Airport’s passenger terminal, inspired by the 9/11 attacks.On Sept. 30, the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit emergency axe on the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight; passengers and crew subdued him, and the plane landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.The co-pilot said he acted alone, but UAE prosecutors said they were checking his account and investigating whether anyone else was involved.The UAE prosecutor said the co-pilot had met the professional and security requirements for employment, including holding a pilot’s licence and passing checks.Australia’s federal counterterrorism authorities are investigating the co-pilot’s links to the country; UAE investigators said he showed signs of moving towards extremism while studying there.New Zealand police said the co-pilot completed part of his flight training there in 2018–19 and are reviewing records about his stay.flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport: UAE (Geo News)Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack in Tel Aviv airport inspired by 9/11 (Euronews)Australia investigates flydubai co-pilot's links to extremism (Geo News)Flydubai pilot planned a 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv airport, source says (NBC News)11 Eylül'den esinlendiğini itiraf etti - Son Dakika Dünya Haberleri - Habertürk (Habertürk)FlyDubai captain said 'I had one more fight left in me' and opened cockpit door (Euronews)Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says (BusinessWorld)UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in 'terrorist' act (Euronews)Video. “I grabbed the controls”: FlyDubai survivor recounts dramatic cockpit attack as he meets Netanyahu (Euronews)FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash aircraft into Tel Aviv airport (Euronews)Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash ax in attempted terrorist act, UAE official says (NBC News)What we know about the cockpit stabbing on Israel-bound flight (NBC News)Screaming, panicking, blood: Passengers detail horrifying Israel-bound flight (NBC News)فلائی دبئی کے معاون پائلٹ نے طیارے کا کنٹرول حاصل کرکے اسے ائیرپورٹ سے ٹکرانے کی منصوبہ بندی کی تھی، اماراتی پراسیکیوٹر جنرل (Hum News)دبئی سے تل ابیب کی پرواز میں پائلٹ پر حملے کی تحقیقات، بڑے انکشافات سامنے آگئے (Daily Jang)Attacker's identity and motive unknown after flydubai flight to Israel escapes disaster after pilot stabbed (Euronews)Vol Flydubai: le co-pilote omanais planifiait une attaque suicide sur l'aéroport de Tel-Aviv, selon le procureur émirien (RFI)Indian pilot recalls fighting for life in alleged flydubai cockpit attack (India Today)പൈലറ്റായത് ചാവേറാക്രമണത്തിന്; ഒമാനി പൈലറ്റിന്റെ ജീവിതം മാറ്റിയത്‘മൈ സെന്റർ’; തീവ്രവാദ ആശയങ്ങളിലേക്ക് തിരിഞ്ഞത് ഓസ്ട്രേലിയയിൽ വച്ച് (Malayala Manorama)Tried to Block the Blows...Vision Narrowed, I Lost Consciousness: Capt Smit Machchhar Recalls Flydubai Mid-Air Attack (Republic World)FlyDubai co-pilot allegedly planned to crash Israel-bound jet at Ben Gurion Airport (Fox News)L’enquête sur l’agression du vol Flydubai établit un « acte terroriste » (La Croix)Who is Nina Manes? 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