Shin Bet Warned of Aviation Security Lapses; Pilot Planned Attack
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Shin Bet alerted the Ministry of Transportation to aviation security weaknesses.
- The co-pilot of a Flydubai flight allegedly planned an attack.
- The co-pilot gathered intelligence on previous flights to Israel.
- The Ministry of Transportation rejected a proposal to transfer flight oversight.
Sources revealed that the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) repeatedly alerted the Ministry of Transportation in recent years to vulnerabilities in monitoring aircrews and passenger identities. The security service had recommended transferring oversight of foreign flights and personnel lists to the Civil Aviation Authority, a recommendation also made in a National Insurance Institute report last year. However, the Ministry of Transportation opposed this move, retaining control over the monitoring mechanism.
According to a Channel 12 report, the co-pilot of a Flydubai flight had gathered intelligence on previous flights to Israel and had considered carrying out an attack on a flight that departed in July.
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