Overview
- On Sept. 30 an Omani co‑pilot allegedly attacked the Flydubai captain mid‑flight, passengers and off‑duty pilots subdued the attacker, and the damaged plane made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Israel’s National Center for Passenger Data Analysis now requires airlines to submit crew details at least 48 hours before departure with updates allowed two hours before takeoff and a final list at departure.
- An internal National Security Council review found the Transportation Ministry never established authorized access to the national passenger and crew database and that airlines often sent crew lists only shortly before departure.
- The new rules expand screening roles for the Population Authority and intelligence agencies, with Shin Bet and Mossad set to review higher‑risk cases and oversee procedures for incoming foreign carriers.
- Ongoing criminal and safety probes into the Flydubai incident continue and the measures are likely to change airline rostering, cross‑border data sharing, and diplomatic scrutiny of who may serve as pilots on Israel–UAE routes.