The failure surrounding the co-pilot – and what's the connection to the Tax Authority?

The article reveals that the crew details of the Flydubai flight were transferred in advance to the Israeli system, but the security check did not stop the co-pilot. The National Center for Passenger Data Diagnosis (Malan) of the Tax Authority received the data, but it is unclear who was supposed to retrieve and check it. The gap between data reception and the security check is at the center of the investigation.

The article reveals that the crew details of Flydubai flight FZ1073 were transferred in advance to the Israeli system, contrary to the initial assumption that the information had not arrived. The Tax Authority confirmed that the pilots' and flight attendants' data was received at the National Center for Passenger Data Diagnosis (Malan), which operates under its authority. The central question is what happened to the information from the moment it was received: who was supposed to retrieve it and perform the security check? The Tax Authority is not the body responsible for the security check; its role is limited to receiving and centralizing the information. The Security Division of the Ministry of Transport relies on airline declarations that crew members have undergone checks in the country of registration and does not conduct an independent intelligence background check for each foreign crew member. A document from the National Security Council reveals that as early as May 2024, the cabinet ordered the establishment of a team to review the commercial aviation security system and recommended centralizing responsibility in the Civil Aviation Authority. The gap between data reception and the security check is at the center of the investigation, and the question remains open: were the data not retrieved, not checked, or is there another gap in the division of responsibility?