The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking his captain aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight was removed from flight training at Oman Air in 2025 over concerns about his extremist views, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN.
Exclusive: The FlyDubai copilot who stabbed his captain had been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he held radical ideological views https://t.co/ZNh6PEseEv
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