The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight, has been identified as Hamam al-Hammami, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The co-pilot had been removed from flying duties at Oman Air over concerns about his extremist views and was later hired by Flydubai, where he had been working for about eight months, according to CNN.
