Why Did Flydubai Hire a Pilot Oman Wouldn't Let Fly?

Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani second-in-command pilot accused of attacking his captain with an emergency axe on the Sept. 30 Dubai-to-Tel Aviv Flight FZ1073, had been stopped from flying in Oman over claimed extreme beliefs, a Gulf diplomat said. He was given office work at Oman Air before Flydubai hired him, raising questions about safety checks between countries, like background checks.