Pakistan pilots banned: Why Air France and other airlines are restricting crew from PakPakistan pilots along with some other nationals have been banned by Air France, United Airlines and Smartwings. The rules apply to pilots a...
15 Oct, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Air India Frankfurt-Delhi flight diverted to Jaipur following hijack alertAn Air India aircraft traveling from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur following a hijack alert. The alert was later declared false...
15 Oct, 2026, 01.40 AM IST
India's anti-terror agency to probe mid-air cockpit attack on Captain Smit Machchhar aboard flydubai flightThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case to investigate the alleged mid-air stabbing of Indian pilot Captain Smit Mach...
10 Oct, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
UAE Attorney-General says flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airportA 29-year-old co-pilot of flydubai allegedly plotted a terrorist attack during a flight. The plan involved seizing control of the aircraft ...
10 Oct, 2026, 07.17 AM IST
Smit Machchhar to receive Israel's top bravery award; President Herzog reserves special honour for India's injured Flydubai pilotIndian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar will receive Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism for his bravery during an allege...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.12 AM IST
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar recovering after flydubai cockpit attack, embassy saysCaptain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured during an attempted cockpit takeover by his co-pilot on September 30. The flydubai flight was ...
07 Oct, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
US House resolution honours Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for foiling flydubai cockpit attackUS Congressman Josh Gottheimer has introduced a House resolution honouring Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for helping prevent an alleged cockp...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
Israel was prepared to shoot down FlyDubai plane after attack on captain: ReportIsrael was prepared to shoot down a FlyDubai passenger jet carrying more than 150 Israelis after the captain was attacked in the cockpit an...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Trump says he personally believes Iran was behind flydubai attackUS President Donald Trump stated he personally believes Iran was behind the recent attack on a flydubai flight. The incident occurred when ...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
FlyDubai attacker reportedly targeted Tel Aviv Airport: How did he get into the cockpit?Flight FZ1073 took off from Dubai for Tel Aviv with 182 people on board, including eight crew members. The flight appeared routine at first...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
flydubai horror: Co-pilot planned attack before being hired by airline, two Israeli officials sayA flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and allegedly attempting to crash a flight into Israel had told UAE investigators that...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Al Qaeda-linked magazine calls for copycat attacks on US, Israeli planes after flydubai incidentA pro-Al Qaeda publication has urged followers to conduct copycat attacks on US and Israeli airliners. This call for violence references th...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
IAF Chief Marshal A P Singh hails Smit Machchha's braveryIAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Saturday praised Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery after the flydubai pilot was stabbed and s...
03 Oct, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
Smit Machchhar: Indian national and former SpiceJet pilot who saved Flydubai passengersAn Indian national and former SpiceJet pilot was captain of the flydubai flight that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a repo...
02 Oct, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Flydubai suspends Tel Aviv flights after flight deck safety incidentFlydubai has suspended its flights to Tel Aviv after a safety incident occurred involving flight FZ1073. The aircraft was diverted to Tabuk...
02 Oct, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
Who was Flydubai’s Omani Co-Pilot, why did he want to crash the flight and how was he cleared to fly to Israel?An Israeli official identified the suspected attacker as an Omani national. Israeli media reported that he had been working for Flydubai fo...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Second Dubai–Tel Aviv flydubai flight returns to DubaiA second flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has diverted and is returning to Dubai, according to Flightradar24, with the reason for the...
30 Sep, 2026, 04.32 PM IST