# Moroccan airline denies employing co-pilot in Flydubai cockpit incident

https://mins.news/en/item/84932

- TRT World, 2026-10-03 22:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/8ea4ed6d2c25

> A Moroccan airline denies employing the co-pilot involved in the Flydubai cockpit incident. The UAE says the co-pilot tried to take control of a plane travelling to Israel and attacked the pilot with a crash axe.

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