A co-pilot wants to crash a plane. The plane belongs to the company Flydubai. It is on the way from Dubai to Tel Aviv. There are 174 people on board. The co-pilot is Hamam al-Hammami. He is 29 years old. He comes from Oman.
Hamam al-Hammami attacks the chief pilot with a knife. The pilot is Smit Machchhar. He is badly hurt. He can open the cockpit door. Brave passengers help him. They hold the co-pilot. They save all people on the plane.
Now there is new news about the co-pilot. He had a flight ban in his home country before. The company Oman Air fired him. He was a safety risk. He had extreme and dangerous views. Now people check why Flydubai lets him work.
Investigators find videos on his internet profile. There are pictures of the terror group Al-Qaida. Israel says: It was a terror attack. The co-pilot talks to the police now. He wants to crash the plane on purpose.
