The co-pilot, an Omani national detained after the September 30 cockpit incident on the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, remains in UAE custody under a federal investigation into the alleged premeditated attack. UAE authorities have led questioning since early October, with the suspect transferred from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi, while Saudi officials restricted direct Israeli access during initial handling. Israeli investigators sought observer status in the UAE-led probe amid ongoing bilateral aviation and security coordination, yet no formal extradition or transfer process has advanced. Regional diplomatic sensitivities, including UAE preferences for independent handling and limited Abraham Accords-era cooperation on such cases, reinforce trader expectations against movement by the October 31 deadline. A sudden bilateral agreement enabling handover for Israeli questioning could theoretically alter the outcome, though no such developments have materialized.