Terror cells inside foreign airlines 'certainly a possibility,' retired pilot warns

A retired pilot warned that “terror cells” within airline companies could be possible, citing concerns after a FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, following an alleged mid-flight attack by a copilot on the captain. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson, a former 16-year Delta Air Lines pilot, told Fox News Digital that it’s “certainly a possibility” that such cells could exist overseas and urged the U.S. Department of Justice to examine the issue. Investigators are still probing motives, while Patterson noted that airline security often relies heavily on self-reporting, and that personnel screening may not always catch radical changes in behavior.