Flydubai Flight FZ1073: How Did Co-Pilot Slip Through Security Screening?

The Flydubai FZ1073 attempted hijacking has raised a critical question: How did the 29-year-old Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, allegedly get through the security process before the flight arrived in Israel? Reports say Israeli authorities receive advance lists of crew members and passengers on foreign flights. Israel's Transportation Ministry is responsible for directing aviation security procedures and screening foreign flights, raising questions over whether the co-pilot's identity was known in advance and whether any potential warning signs were missed. The incident has put Israel's foreign-flight security screening and cross-border crew vetting under scrutiny.