only political organisation mentioned by the airline was Hizb ut-Tahrir. Hizb ut-Tahrir is not a suspected terrorist organisation. It is a lawful, political organisation. Re: Airline fires Muslim pilot claiming he was going to repeat 9/11 in the UK !!! ( Originally Posted by ChocolatePearl ) The pilot strongly denies the airline's claim that he was unsuitable to fly because of his links to two alleged extremists suspected of 'planning to use an aircraft as part of a hostile or terrorist act'. Both men were detained under the Terrorism Act. However, charges against one of them were later dropped while the other was cleared by a jury. Re: Airline fires Muslim pilot claiming he was going to repeat 9/11 in the UK !!! ( Originally Posted by Pax Amerifauna ) Just because they had a good barrister who c ould play the race card to get 'em out of hot water does not mean they do not support violent jihad against unbelievers . Your whole argument is based on assumptions in the same way as the whole reason the pilot was fired was based on - frankly baseless assumptions. His brother happens to be affiliated with a group which is a lawful political organization in the UK and are currently NOT considered to be a terror organization. Re: Airline fires Muslim pilot claiming he was going to repeat 9/11 in the UK !!! 'During a subsequent investigation by the airline, the pilot was questioned about comments it was claimed he