privilege of flying to the United States and informed him that Flight 990 would be his last on the route. The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority disputes the cause of the crash, blaming mechanical problems rather than any action of Al-Batouti. There was Western media speculation that Al-Batouti may have been a terrorist, although his family and friends indicated that he had no strong political beliefs. Personal life Al-Batouti was married and had five children. The youngest, a daughter who was 10 at the time of the crash, suffered from lupus, and was undergoing medical treatment in Los Angeles. Efforts had been made at EgyptAir, both at a company level and at an employee level, to provide assistance to help defray the medical expenses. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation reports, Al-Batouti was a promiscuous man who often made sexual advances toward maids and other women at the New York hotel where he stayed. In popular culture Season 3, episode 8 of the Canadian television series Mayday titled "Death and Denial", dramatizes the events and investigation of EgyptAir Flight 990. Gameel Al-Batouti is portrayed by Canadian actor Elias Zarou. References External links 1940 births 1999 deaths Egyptian aviators Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Egyptian Air Force personnel Egyptian people of the Yom Kippur War 20th-century Egyptian military personnel Commercial aviators Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in international waters Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1999 People from Dakahlia Governorate Yom Kippur War pilots 1999 suicides