JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A senior Israeli aviation security official responsible for overseeing foreign airlines reportedly received payment from Flydubai for private training and consulting work while simultaneously serving in a position responsible for supervising the airline in Israel, raising new questions about potential conflicts of interest following last week’s attempted attack on a Flydubai flight.

Dvir Rubinstein, director of the Aviation Security Operations Center at Israel’s Transportation Ministry, was paid by Flydubai for training he provided to the company, Channel 12 reported on Monday. He also reportedly provided private training to Emirates.

According to N12, Rubinstein is not a civil servant. In addition to his role at the Transportation Ministry, he owns a private company called “Dvir” through which he provides various services and has served as a senior security lecturer at Sigma 005 College, which is operated by the Israel Police.

The issue is particularly sensitive because Rubinstein’s official responsibilities include overseeing security arrangements for foreign airlines operating flights to Israel. A description of his role in one of his lectures said he is responsible for the security approvals and permits required for foreign airlines and flights entering Israel, both in advance and in real time. It also described him as providing advice to airlines around the world that operate flights to Israel.

Channel 12 reported that Rubinstein traveled to the United Arab Emirates to provide private training to Emirates and Flydubai before returning to Israel to oversee aspects of their operations there.

The disclosure comes days after the dramatic incident aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073, which was carrying 182 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv. During the flight, Omani co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami allegedly attacked the captain with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft. Passengers eventually subdued him, while other crew members took control and landed the plane in Saudi Arabia.

The incident has prompted scrutiny of how al-Hammami was permitted to serve as a pilot on a flight to Israel. Reports have indicated that he had previously been removed from flying duties in Oman amid concerns over his ideological views. The UAE had also provided Israel with the flight’s passenger and crew manifest before departure.

The Israeli government has since ordered a comprehensive review of security arrangements for foreign civilian flights, amid reports of warnings that were not acted upon and uncertainty over which agencies were responsible for various aspects of crew screening.

Rubinstein himself had previously discussed international aviation-security lessons in a lecture, including U.S. procedures requiring information about foreign pilots and background checks before flights. The disclosure has therefore raised questions over whether similar procedures were adequately applied to foreign crews operating flights to Israel.

Separately, Calcalist reported that, four days after the incident, Israel had not yet introduced new procedures to prevent a similar event. According to the report, the Transportation Ministry said it lacks sufficient personnel or authority to independently verify the criminal or security backgrounds of foreign airline crew members and instead relies heavily on airlines to conduct those checks.

The ministry has said that discussions with security agencies are underway to determine what changes are necessary.