Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Flydubai Co-Pilot Suspect Linked to Extremist Images
A co-pilot named Hamam al-Hammami is suspected of attacking another pilot.
The reported incident happened on a Flydubai flight going to Tel Aviv.
CNN analyzed his social media accounts and found images and videos linked to extremist figures.
That finding does not, by itself, explain what happened on the plane.
Two people familiar with the matter and an Israeli official identified him as the suspect.
Saudi state media also identified him.
Reports say he was born in the United Arab Emirates to an Omani father and Syrian mother.
He reportedly spent several years in the UAE.
Hamam al-Hammami was identified as the suspect in an alleged attack on another pilot.
The incident reportedly occurred aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv.
A CNN analysis found images and videos linked to extremist figures on his social media accounts.
Two sources familiar with the matter and an Israeli official identified al-Hammami; Saudi state media also named him.
He was reportedly born in the United Arab Emirates to an Omani father and Syrian mother, and spent several years in the UAE.
- Who
- Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani co-pilot suspected of attacking another pilot.
- What
- He was suspected of attacking another pilot aboard a Flydubai flight; CNN found images and videos linked to extremist figures on his social media accounts.
- Where
- A Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight; the alleged incident's precise location is not specified.
- Suspect
- Hamam al-Hammami
- Airline
- Flydubai
- Flight destination
- Tel Aviv
- Social media finding
- CNN analysis found images and videos linked to extremist figures on his accounts.
- Identification sources
- Two sources familiar with the matter, an Israeli official, and Saudi state media identified him.
- Reported background
- Born in the United Arab Emirates to an Omani father and Syrian mother; reportedly spent several years in the UAE.