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United Reinstates Pilot After Pro-Hamas Posts, No Explanation
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- United Airlines pilot Ibrahim R. Mossallam continues flying passengers after posting pro-Hamas content.
- United suspended Mossallam on November 20, 2023, then reinstated him about six months later without public explanation.
- Mossallam, also Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-NY vice president, keeps posting anti-Israel statements online.
- A flydubai co-pilot attacked his captain on September 30, 2026, raising vetting concerns.
- Air Canada fired first officer Mostafa Ezzo after he posted pro-Hamas, anti-Israel images.