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  1. Co-pilot's LinkedIn posts emerged hours after flydubai flight incident.
  2. Posts included cockpit videos, Israeli airlines, and al Qaeda figures.
  3. Second post displayed AI image of holy sites with a poem.

flydubai Plane Incident: Amid the ongoing probe into the flydubai flight incident, questions have emerged over two posts that appeared on the LinkedIn profile of Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami around nine hours after the incident. The post reportedly featured cockpit videos, references to Israeli airlines, images of former al Qaeda figures and an AI-generated depiction of Islam’s three holiest sites.

First Post Included Cockpit Footage

According to CNN and several other news outlets, the first post contained several videos recorded inside the cockpit of a Boeing 737 Max. The aircraft involved in Wednesday’s incident was a flydubai Boeing 737 Max 8 that was diverted to Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk. One clip, which CNN said it identified as being filmed at Dubai International Airport, showed the person recording the footage focusing on an El Al aircraft.

The cockpit display visible in the video showed flight number OMA624 and the date October 11, 2023. OMA624 generally operates between Dubai and Muscat. Also, the date matched the period when al-Hammami was working for Oman Air. Other parts of the footage showed aircraft operated by El Al and another Israeli carrier, Arkia.

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The video later displayed images of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the former al Qaeda leader and Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, who carried out the 2009 suicide bombing that killed nine people, including seven American CIA personnel and contractors.

Second Post Featured Religious Sites

The second post contained an AI-created image showing Islam’s three holiest sites in Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, connected by a glowing path. A poem with themes of humiliation, and willingness to face death played alongside the image. The LinkedIn profile, along with an Instagram account carrying the same name and photographs, has since been deleted.

Social Media Profiles Under Scanner

According to LinkedIn profile, al-Hammami had worked for Oman Air for seven years, leaving in February 2025. It then listed Royal Air Maroc as his next employer from June 2025 until January 2026. While the profile did not mention flydubai, a source told CNN it belonged to the pilot involved in the incident.

Background And Education

As per reports, al-Hammami was born in the UAE to an Omani father and Syrian mother and had spent several years in the UAE. His LinkedIn profile also said he studied at Buckinghamshire New University in England.

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The incident took place on September 30 while the Flydubai Boeing 737 was travelling towards Tel Aviv. Al-Hammami is accused of attacking and stabbing Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, after which the aircraft went into a steep descent. Despite being injured, Machchhar was able to open the cockpit door, allowing crew members and passengers to intervene. The aircraft eventually made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

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