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Report: United pilot suspended in 2023 over October 7 praise is still flying

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Published: October 5, 2026
2 sources
Updated: October 13, 2026 (5h ago)
First reported by: View from the Wing
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In brief

A United Airlines pilot removed from service in 2023 after calling the October 7 Hamas attack "resistance by a brave people" is reportedly still flying passengers, nearly three years later.

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  • The flydubai event was a copilot attacking his captain in a plot to crash into Tel Aviv's airport, versus a clash between the aircraft's pilots whose motive investigators were still seeking to establish.
    View from the WingThe New York TimesUSA Today

A United Airlines pilot who was removed from flying duties in November 2023 after social media posts describing the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel as "resistance by a brave people" is reportedly still flying passengers for the carrier, according to a report published on October 5, 2026 by the travel-industry outlet View from the Wing. The report adds that United stopped answering questions about the pilot's status nearly three years ago, leaving the public record frozen at a single 2023 statement that he had been "removed from service, with pay."

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