Transportation Ministry official worked for flydubai, add'l airlines he oversaw

Dvir Rubinstein, the Transportation Ministry official responsible for overseeing security arrangements involving foreign airlines flying to Israel, received payments from flydubai for private training services he provided to the carrier, N12 reported on Monday.Rubinstein is described as the director of the Transportation Ministry's Aviation Security Operations Center and is responsible for supervising foreign airlines, according to the report.At the same time, N12 reported that Rubinstein provided private consulting and training services to foreign airlines that fell under his professional oversight, including flydubai and Emirates, raising questions about a possible conflict of interest.The report comes amid scrutiny of Israel's oversight of foreign airlines following the attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight bound for Israel last week.N12 reported that Rubinstein is not a civil servant, despite serving in the senior aviation security role on behalf of the Transportation Ministry.