Australia Probes Flydubai Co-Pilot
Authorities are examining a Flydubai co-pilot’s Australia links after an alleged cockpit attack.
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What happened
Australian police and security agencies are investigating the Flydubai co-pilot’s links to Australia after sources said he studied there on a student visa and left in 2017, with the visa cancelled in 2019. The UAE said the co-pilot attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe and tried to seize an Israel-bound flight in an attempted terrorist attack. The flight carried about 180 people, and passengers and crew stopped the attack from becoming a crash. Israeli officials said preflight passenger and crew details raised no flags; Shin Bet and Transportation Minister Miri Regev disputed who had vetting responsibility. Israel’s prime minister ordered a security review as investigators examine motive and possible links.
How each side covered it
From the left
Left-leaning outlets framed the case as a systems failure, while keeping the motive unresolved. CNN leaned on aviation safety experts who said the episode raised serious concerns about how safeguards failed. The Guardian treated the Australia link as a widening counterterrorism inquiry into the co-pilot’s past.
From the right
Right-leaning outlets cast the attack as a near mass-casualty terror strike, with stronger focus on heroism. The Daily Wire quoted investigators saying Hammami was plotting a “horrifying 9 11 style Kamikaze attack”. The New York Post lingered on the wounded captain’s role in “averting a possible tragedy”. The Washington Examiner emphasized scrutiny of security failures around the co-pilot.
Headlines
Left9
Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack
Police investigating Flydubai co-pilot’s Australia ties
UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots’ names and nationalities - The Boston Globe
AP report: UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots' names and nationalities
UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots’ names and nationalities
Center5
Early indications suggest Flydubai co-pilot acted alone in attack, officials say
Israeli investigators believe FlyDubai alleged hijacker was likely lone wolf, sources say
FlyDubai captain describes fight for his life after cockpit attack on Tel Aviv-bound flight- UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots' names and nationalities
Right7
Flydubai Co-Pilot Asked to Pray, then Axed Captain — Al-Qaeda Urges More Attacks
Israel received list of Flydubai crew before hijacking attempt: Report
UAE To Seek Death Penalty For Flydubai Terrorist: REPORT
Authorities Probe FlyDubai Co-Pilot’s Australian Ties
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