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UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with cockpit's crash axe
The UAE confirmed that a Flydubai co-pilot used a cockpit crash axe to attack the captain during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar recalls cockpit attack from hospital bed
Injured Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar recounts the terrifying moment his co-pilot attacked him mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker underwent Islamist radical indoctrination
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Omani co-pilot who attacked his captain was influenced by radical Islamist ideology. Passengers intervened to stop the aircraft from crashing.
Pilot Smit Machchhar hailed as hero after foiling Flydubai crash bid
Pilot Smit Machchhar is being hailed as a hero after thwarting a co-pilot's attack on a Flydubai Boeing 737-800. Despite being stabbed, he unlocked the cockpit to allow crew and passengers to subdue the attacker.