Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says

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Flydubai co-pilot completed portion of his flight training in New Zealand, police says

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New Zealand police said the flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing his captain and attempting to crash a plane trained in New Zealand for six months in 2018–2019. He was there on a student visa as part of flight training for a UK-based company.

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The flydubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an alleged attempt to crash a plane last week was in New Zealand seven years ago to complete a portion of his flight training for a U.K.-based company, New Zealand police said in a statement on Tuesday. Police said the man was in New Zealand between November 2018 and May 2019 on a six-month student visa.

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