Shah is the captain. Hamid is the co-pilot with no known connection to Ibrahim.
There’s no logical reason to believe the co-pilot signed on for a mass murder/suicide mission on behalf of an opposition leader he’s never voiced a word of public support for. Why the author (and Ann Barnhardt) would look past the obvious islamist angle in favor of this theory is baffling to me.
On CNN this evening there was a mention of authorities not knowing for sure if someone was in the jump seat. It was both odd and hysterical. Typical CNN