Flydubai hijacker's years in Australia under scrutiny as authorities probe link to country - report
Sources familiar with the case said the pilot, an Omani citizen, stayed in Australia on a student visa issued in 2014. He studied in the country from 2015 to 2017, when he left
Assessment
The pilot's Australian years are the latest focus of the probe. He held a student visa issued in 2014, studied from 2015 to 2017, then left. Investigators want to know what he did there and what links he formed. The visa application and his activities during those years will likely come under close review.