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Israel bans United Airlines pilot over Iran sympathies weeks after flydubai hijacking attempt

However, the Transportation Ministry clarified to United that Amjadian flies only domestic routes to the US and Canada and is not scheduled to operate any flights to Israeli.

 A pilot walks by United Airlines planes as they sit parked at gates at San Francisco International Airport.
Illustrative; A Mirage 2000D fighter jet leaves the tarmac to join the runway during the VOLFA-25 exercise organized by the French Air and Space Force at the 118th Air Base in Mont-de-Marsan in the Landes department in western France on October 2, 2025.

French military jet crashes during night training flight, one dead, another missing

A Boeing 737 MAX 10 airliner taxis past a hanger on the flight line before its first flight at Renton Municipal Airport on June 18, 2021 in Renton, Washington.

Boeing 737 MAX 10 to be certified despite software glitch, airlines may refuse delivery - report

Delta Air Lines aircraft, archive.

Bomb threat grounds second Delta plane from New York to Tel Aviv in one day


US Coast Guard launches search for missing Canadian medical jet carrying six

The plane was flying at 24,000 feet (7,300 meters) for much of the flight before descending to 13,000 feet in about two minutes shortly before flight controllers lost contact, data showed.

 A US Coast Guard aircraft flies over the course during the first round of the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei 2026 at Hoakalei Country Club on October 01, 2026 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

Flydubai aircraft reached near-supersonic speeds, extreme airframe stress levels - report

“I’m not sure it can ever be used again,” said Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University aerodynamicist Tony Farina, who has worked with the US Air Force and NASA on aviation-related projects.

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, on the tarmac as it arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

One person injured, one killed after light aircraft crashes in northern Israel

Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority announced that firefighters from the Hadera station had arrived at the scene and were working to extinguish a fire which had broken out and was spreading.

Rescue operations by Magen David Adom.

'The cockpit was empty': Israeli recounts fight to survive flydubai attempted hijacking - exclusive

At a beachfront hotel in Tel Aviv, Tal reconstructs the moment he had to get two additional pilots to the controls, the efforts to secure the aircraft and the moment he thought about his children.

Tal, an Israeli businessman who was aboard the flydubai flight, is seen during the onboard crisis and later speaking to The Jerusalem Post in Tel Aviv on October 1, 2026

Co-pilot in flydubai attempted hijacking underwent Islamist radical indoctrination, Netanyahu says

"We'll get to the root of this attacker, whether he had accomplices, whether Iran was behind it. I think we'll find out very soon," Netanyahu said.

A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

Israeli airline stocks surge nearly 9% following flydubai hijacking incident

Israir also reported severe loss of value in its stock over the last month, falling from NIS 1.60 on September 9 to NIS 1.44 reported on Tuesday, just before the recent jump registered on Wednesday.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Why four pilots were aboard flydubai flight when the attempted hijacking began - exclusive

The additional pilots were added to the flight because possible regional rerouting could extend the journey and push the original crew beyond permitted duty hours.

An ElAl plane takes off as a flydubai aircraft carrying passengers from flight FZ1073 arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, after a suspected terror attack aboard their original flight from Dubai to Israel forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026.

Gulf media delays reporting on flydubai hijacking, consider Israeli sources unreliable - analysis

While Israeli officials increasingly view the incident as an attempted hijacking and a disaster that was narrowly avoided by heroes on the plane, many in the Gulf appeared wary of reporting details.

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft bearing the logo of flydubai is parked at a Boeing production facility in Renton, Washington, US March 11, 2019.

‘We’re in charge of the flight now’: Passenger describes fight for flydubai cabin - interview

The attacker was trying to push the other pilot out, apparently to take control alone. Israeli passengers sitting near the front rushed toward the struggle.

Passengers board a flydubai flight, bound for Dubai, before taking off from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026.

Regev orders flydubai flights to Israel halted over hijacking pilot's Omani background, sources say

Flydubai’s agreement to operate in Israel explicitly states that all pilots must be from countries that have normalized relations with Israel, which does not include Oman.

 Transportation Minister Miri Regev is seen at Ben-Gurion Airport, central Israel, May 4, 2025