‘He was openly radicalized’: Aviation veteran on Flydubai attack, security gaps and emergency landing | Exclusive
Aviation veteran Alastair Rosenschein highlighted security lapses in the Flydubai Flight FZ1073 incident, where co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with an axe. He pointed to failures in screening and oversight by aviation authorities in Oman, the UAE, and Israel. The incident calls for enhanced psychological assessments and international cooperation to monitor pilots with extremist views.