据了解调查情况的人士透露，这名涉嫌企图使飞往特拉维夫的1073号航班坠毁的迪拜航空副驾驶向调查人员表示，他曾特意挑选能让自己前往以色列的航空公司和航线，去年夏天他几乎实施了袭击，但后来改变了主意。
The FlyDubai first officer who allegedly tried to bring down Flight 1073 to Tel Aviv told investigators he had sought out airlines and routes that would take him to Israel and had almost carried out an attack this past summer before reconsidering, people briefed on the investigation into the incident said.
《华尔街日报》报道称，居住在迪拜的阿曼籍男子哈马姆·阿尔-哈马米于2月份加入这家阿联酋廉价航空公司。
Hamam al-Hammami, an Omani national living in Dubai, joined the budget United Arab Emirates airline in February.
由于担心他持有极端主义思想，他此前在阿曼航空任职时被禁止飞行，此外他还曾被摩洛哥国家航空公司皇家航空拒之门外。
He had been barred from flying at previous employer Oman Air over concerns that he harbored extremist ideology and also was turned down for a job at Moroccan flagship Royal Air Maroc, The Wall Street Journal has reported.