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'We just felt a shudder': Air Canada plane had just landed from Toronto when Delta jet hit its tail at Los Angeles Airport. Here's what happenedOn Tuesday, a Delta Air Lines flight had an unfortunate encounter with an Air Canada aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport. This in...07 Oct, 2026, 06.32 PM IST- FAA launches investigation after Delta aircraft collides with Air Canada plane: What happened at Los Angeles International Airport?A Delta Air Lines plane collided with an Air Canada jet at the Los Angeles International Airport. The wingtip of Delta Flight 7 accidentall...07 Oct, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
- United passengers spent 12 hours waiting to fly from Washington to Rome, but a series of mechanical, weather and crew problems changed everythingUnited Airlines Flight 884 faced significant delays due to technical issues, weather complications, and crew time limits. Passengers boarde...06 Oct, 2026, 11.42 PM 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
- flydubai axe attack renews scrutiny: Key aircraft incidents since 9/11 that reshaped aviation safety rulesA flydubai co-pilot launched a terrorist attack by stabbing the captain with an emergency axe. The plane rapidly plunged 16,000 feet before...06 Oct, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
- Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, R Madhavan, Vicky Kaushal and others celebs praise flydubai 'Dhurandhar' pilot Smit Machchhar: 'Well done, bro'Bollywood personalities have expressed their support for pilot Captain Smit Machchhar after he was injured in a cockpit attack. The inciden...03 Oct, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
- Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking captain Smit Machchhar identified as Hamam al-HammamiHamam al-Hammami, a co-pilot, attacked captain Smit Machchhar on a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. The incident, which caused the aircraft to ...03 Oct, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
- "Will pay a very heavy price": Netanyahu on 'indoctrinated Islamist' co-pilot of flydubai cockpit attackNetanyahu reiterated his claim that the attacker co-pilot, underwent Islamist radicalisation and attempted to crash the plane, but his plan...03 Oct, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
- Linking flydubai co-pilot to Oman establishment ‘uncalled for’, sources sayLinking the flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the pilot and attempting to crash the Tel Aviv-bound flight to Oman’s establishment or R...02 Oct, 2026, 11.56 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
- Look forward to bravery award for Smit Machchhar: Ex-IAF pilot who flew with himWing Commander Avinash Chikte reflects on his colleague Smit Machchhar's courage during a recent cockpit incident. After being stabbed by h...02 Oct, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
- Aviation security measures under new scrutiny after in-flight attack on FlyDubai pilotThe alleged stabbing of captain by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv has exposed potential gaps in crew screening, cockp...02 Oct, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
- Captain Smit Machchhar's childhood friend recalls "hero" pilot's calm and composed natureMachchhar, who was hailed for preventing a co-pilot from attempting to crash a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, continued...01 Oct, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
- Captain Smit Machchhar saved us from another 9/11: PM Modi hails injured Flydubai pilot, says 'entire world is proud of him'Captain Smit Machchhar displayed incredible bravery after being attacked by his co-pilot aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073. Despite serious inj...01 Oct, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
- "Terrorist or whack job": Trump on flydubai co-pilot after mid-air attack; calls Indian Captain Smit Machchhar a heroUS President Donald Trump communicated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an attack on flydubai flight FZ1073. During thi...01 Oct, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
- Flydubai pilot called ‘terrorist’ after attempting to crash Israel-bound plane; what we know so farOne of the pilots of an Israel-bound flydubai flight tried to kill his co-pilot before the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia ...01 Oct, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
- Midair miracles: Passengers hail Captain Smit Machchhar and Israeli heroes who thwarted attack on flydubai flightAn Indian flydubai pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar, was seriously stabbed by his copilot in an attempted plane crash. Despite his injuries, h...01 Oct, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
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