Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:35am on 05 Oct 2026,Monday International
Investigators said flydubai co-pilot Hammam al-Hammani planned to secretly kill Captain Smit Machchhar, take control of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and carry out a 9/11-style attack. According to the investigation, the 29-year-old Omani national intended to shut down the aircraft’s engines and crash the plane either into a skyscraper in Tel Aviv or onto another aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport. Al-Hammani attacked Machchhar mid-air and allegedly attempted to hijack the flight. He is currently in custody in the UAE. An initial Israeli investigation found that al-Hammani acted alone, CBS News reported. The findings suggest the attack was allegedly planned rather than a spontaneous cockpit confrontation, with investigators examining the co-pilot’s intended target and actions. (PC: X)
