The Omani co-pilot accused in the Flydubai incident had a fallback target, the US Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, if he could not crash the plane in Israel, according to Open Source Intel.
Hamam al-Hammami, 29, has been charged with attempted terrorism by UAE prosecutors after attacking the captain of flight FZ1073 with a cockpit axe, according to JFeed's earlier report. UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi confirmed al-Hammami "attacked the captain inside the flight deck using a crash axe" before attempting to seize the aircraft's controls. Al-Hammami has told investigators he intended to crash the plane inside Israel, ABC News reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the investigation.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base hosts US military aircraft and personnel in Jordan.
