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Jewish News 24 · Oct 5, 2026

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A senior Israeli aviation security official responsible for overseeing foreign airlines reportedly received payment from Flydubai for private training and consulting work while simultaneously serving in a position responsible for supervising the airline in Israel, raising new questions about potential conflicts of interest following last week's attempted attack on a Flydubai flight. Dvir Rubinstein, director of the Aviation Security Operations Center at Israel's Transportation Ministry, was paid by Flydubai for training he provided to the company, Channel 12 reported on Monday. He also reportedly provided private training to Emirates.

A senior Israeli aviation security official responsible for overseeing foreign airlines reportedly received payment from Flydubai for private training and consulting work while simultaneously serving in a position responsible for supervising the airline in Israel, raising new questions about potential conflicts of interest following last week's attempted attack on a Flydubai flight. Dvir Rubinstein, director of the Aviation Security Operations Center at Israel's Transportation Ministry, was paid by Flydubai for training he provided to the company, Channel 12 reported on Monday. He also reportedly provided private training to Emirates.

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