Update, 10/7/26: We reached out to United about an Israeli media report that Mr. Mossallam is flying again. United wrote back in a statement to Dansdeals,

“Hi Dan – that report is not correct.”

That’s good to hear, but Mr. Mossallam has been reinstated in the past, and this is an important safety issue that can’t be ignored. Someone who praises the October 7th attacks simply cannot be trusted to fly civilians on United flights.

Please take 2 minutes to contact United here (there are several sample letters in the comments below) and reply to United on X and like and retweet the post below to let United know how you feel about their continued employment of Ibrahim R Mossallam:

BREAKING: United removes Ibrahim R Mossallam from service again!

United writes to DansDeals regarding Ibrahim R Mossallam that, "We have withheld this pilot from service pending an ongoing review."

He was previously suspended and reinstated. He needs to be terminated this… pic.twitter.com/ADdBU0ndpk

— DansDeals (@DansDeals) October 6, 2026

Update, 10/6/26: United has now responded to our 9/30 inquiry about the continued employment of Ibrahim R Mossallam in the wake of the FlyDubai 1073 attack as follows,

“We have withheld this pilot from service pending an ongoing review.”

In November 2023, United wrote to DansDeals that Mr. Mossallam was removed from service with pay while they reviewed his statements praising the October 7th massacre of Israeli civilians. 

We reported in May 2025 that Mr. Mossallam continued to fly for United.

We reported again, 3 weeks ago, that he continued to fly for United. He operates 757 and 767 aircraft, which United notably does not use for Israel flights.

Gary Leff reported yesterday that Mr. Mossallam was suspended in November 2023 for “about a month,” but while United moved to fire him, United’s pilot union fought for him to return to service after just 1 month. 

After Mr. Mossallam returned to service, 2 deadheading United pilots reportedly gave up their first-class seats and spent the entire flight in the cockpit to keep an eye on him, as they didn’t trust him.

That’s logical enough, people who justify terror against civilians shouldn’t be flying planes!

That was true after 9/11 and is even more true after FlyDubai 1073.

Update, 10/5/26: In the wake of the FlyDubai flight 1073 attempted terror attack by co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, it’s worth a reminder that Ibrahim R Mossallam continues to fly 757s and 767s for United.

On 9/30, we reached out to United for comment on his continued employment, but the airline did not respond.

Mossallam justified the October 7th attacks as resistance by brave people and continues to post hateful lies on his social media accounts.

You can read more about Ibrahim R Mossallam from Canary Mission. You can contact United here.

Would you trust him as the pilot on your flight?

Update, 5/28/25: We have confirmed that United continues to employ pilot Ibrahim R Mossallam.

He calls Israelis the present-day Nazis:

Update, 12/12/23: United has failed to respond to multiple requests from DansDeals over the past 3 weeks on whether Mr. Mossallam is currently flying United aircraft or employed by United.

That’s pretty unimpressive compared to Air Canada, which quickly fired a pilot expressing extreme anti-Israel views.

You can reach out to United here.

You can also quote retweet, retweet, and like this post to let United know your thoughts on Mr. Mossallam potentially being your pilot on a future flight:

Last month, @united immediately responded to @DansDeals to let us know that they suspended Ibrahim R Mossallam with pay, who among other anti-Semitic posts, wrote on his Facebook page that the horrific 10/7 Hamas attacks were "resistance by a brave people." Apparently, it's brave… https://t.co/GniI3y1DTx pic.twitter.com/M6cSJZdAKa

— DansDeals (@DansDeals) December 12, 2023

Would you feel safe with Mr. Mossallam as your pilot?

Update, 11/20/23 at 7:46pm: United has responded to DansDeals saying, “This pilot has been removed from service, with pay, while we look into this matter.”

Originally posted on 11/20/23 at 6:30pm:

Last month, Air Canada suspended and then fired a 787 pilot with extreme anti-Israel social media posts.

Today, @StopAntisemites shared that United pilot Ibrahim R Mossallam has even worse posts on his facebook account.

Mr. Mossallam flies Boeing 757s and 767s domestically and internationally for United.

On October 7th he justified Hamas’ massacre of Jews and kidnapping of babies and Holocaust survivors as “resistance by brave people.”

Ibrahim R Mossallam is a United Airlines pilot who stated on an October 7th Facebook post the massacre in Israel that left 1400 people dead, women raped, and babies burned alive was "resistance by brave people".

This is abhorernt @united – how can Jewish passengers feel safe… pic.twitter.com/lD76WcvwqZ

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) November 20, 2023

Mr. Mossallam was appointed as CAIR-NY’s (The New York Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations) Board Chairman in 2021. The CAIR-NY website lists him as currently serving as board vice president.

In a January 2012 article, The Brooklyn Ink identifies him as being a 33 year old Palestinian American. It goes on to quote him as saying,

“But in the wake of relentless scrutiny after 9/11, he says, Muslims in America were forced to evaluate their faith and identity. “Muslims wanted to find out ‘Where in the Koran does it say you can attack civilians? What could they have possibly taken and twisted to fit their thinking?” he said. “The more I read about Islam the more I realized half the stuff I knew was false.”

The younger generation of Muslims, he continues, is much better educated and is more likely to practice the true version of the religion. His parent’s generation practices a more cultural version of the faith, depending on where they immigrated from. The result is a new generation of Muslims who are much more open about their beliefs, not particularly inclined to assimilate and more likely to react to perceived prejudice.”

His Facebook page confirms that he’s a pilot for United and is chock full of hateful and false information about the war.

Among hundreds of highly problematic posts, he posts this as the reason for US support for Israel. Apparently, government officials like Antony Blinken’s ethnic group is the Israeli flag?

He claims that Israel kills journalists who expose “Israel’s crimes” and bribes journalists that cover for them.

If Mr. Mossallam feels that the rape, torture, and kidnapping of Jews is justifiable and that all Jews are Israelis, how can he be trusted to fly any Jew safely?

DansDeals reached out to United for comment earlier today, but haven’t yet received a response. This post will be updated if United does comment on Mr. Mossallam.

Will you avoid flying United for as long as Mr. Mossallam could be your pilot? Be sure to Tweet to @United and contact United to let them know.

You can also like and Retweet this post:

How could such a person be trusted with your passenger's lives @United? https://t.co/GniI3y1DTx

— DansDeals (@DansDeals) November 20, 2023