Flydubai flight: the UAE calls it a "terrorist act", the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe

Germany

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Berlin is questioning the screening of pilots: the German press first notes that a copilot previously ruled out for extremism was able to fly for Flydubai.

Australia

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Investigations and national links of the copilot · 3 of 17 countries

Canberra is examining the national aspect of the case: a Victorian anti-terrorism team is investigating whether the Omani co-pilot of the Flydubai flight was radicalized during his studies in Australia.

Brazil

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Brasília is particularly focused on the security aspect of the incident: a radicalized co-pilot, an emergency axe in the cockpit, and the question of his hiring despite a flying ban in Oman.

Canada

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Ottawa is first examining the security breaches: the recruitment of the copilot at Flydubai and Israeli screening, based on AP and Reuters reports.

United States

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

The United States is analyzing the Flydubai case as an air safety breach: a copilot dismissed by Oman for his extreme views, then hired by an Emirati airline, against the backdrop of a security reading of the Middle East.

France

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Paris is examining the chain of control that allowed a copilot from Oman Air, who was sidelined for presumed radicalism, to join the cockpit of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, more than the Emirati judicial qualification.

Hungary

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Budapest is examining the Flydubai case from a safety perspective: a regulatory axe in the cockpit and a copilot already grounded by Oman for his extremist views.

Israel

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Jerusalem is first scrutinizing its own weaknesses: the last link in crew control, supposed to be Israeli, detected nothing, and the press is calling for an investigation rather than a victory lap.

Italy

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Investigations and national links of the copilot · 3 of 17 countries

Rome takes away from the Flydubai affair the threat posed by a radicalized pilot: digital traces, emergency axe, and cockpit vulnerability dominate Italian coverage.

Latvia

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Account of the incident and its actors · 4 of 17 countries

Riga is relaying the official Emirati account, presenting it as an attempted act of terrorism in the cockpit, without any local follow-up or analysis of security procedures.

Malaysia

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Account of the incident and its actors · 4 of 17 countries

Kuala Lumpur is relaying the "terrorist act" qualification made by the Emirati prosecutor's office, sticking to the investigation facts and noting that the motive remains unknown.

Nigeria

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Account of the incident and its actors · 4 of 17 countries

Abuja is particularly focused on the figure of the Indian commander hailed as a hero by Netanyahu, and the resulting invitation to Israel, more so than the Emirati investigation itself.

Poland

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Warsaw is closely examining the chain of command of the crews: behind the "terrorist attack" of the co-pilot, the Polish press points out the security flaws on the Israeli side.

United Kingdom

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Investigations and national links of the copilot · 3 of 17 countries

London is reconstructing the attack minute by minute and is particularly focusing on the co-pilot's background, who was sidelined for his radical views, and who had previously studied at a British university.

Russia

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Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Moscow sees the Flydubai case as a screening failure: a co-pilot previously removed from Oman Air for "radicalism" was able to fly to Israel, and the Russian press is mainly picking up on American and British investigations.

Singapore

2 SOURCES

Screening at hiring and boarding · 10 of 17 countries

Singapore is first and foremost concerned with air safety: after Abu Dhabi labeled it a "terrorist act", the local press is focusing on background checks for pilots.

Vietnam

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Account of the incident and its actors · 4 of 17 countries

Hanoi is reconstructing the attack in the cockpit of flight FZ1073 minute by minute and is praising the passengers and reserve pilots who saved the plane, more than it is debating the terrorist qualification.