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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- 'I was very devastated': Capt Smit Machchhar’s wife recounts horrifying moments after flydubai cockpit attackCaptain Smit Machchhar’s wife Sonal recalled being “very devastated” and unable to process the news after her husband was attacked inside t...02 Oct, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
- Omani co-pilot behind flydubai cockpit attack found with 'Free Palestine' leaflets, pro-Palestinian material: Israeli mediaA Flydubai flight experienced a severe incident when the Omani co-pilot attacked the captain mid-flight. The flight faced a significant eme...02 Oct, 2026, 02.31 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
- Emirates flight EK31 Frankfurt diversion: Dubai-London A380 flight takes emergency turn, hours after flydubai stabbing. Here's what happenedEmirates flight EK31, an Airbus A380 flying from Dubai to London Heathrow, was diverted to Frankfurt after a passenger suffered a medical e...01 Oct, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
- Smit Machchhar stabbed mid-air: Flydubai co-pilot accused of attack ‘prayed a lot’, refused to shake women’s hands; feared he could cause another 9/11Smit Machchhar stabbed mid-air: The Flydubai Omani co-pilot who attacked Indian captain Smit Machchhar was an extremely religious persona a...01 Oct, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
- Flydubai stabbing incident: How a dentist, a plumber and off-duty pilots helped Captain Smit Machchhar bring plane under controlFlyDubai news: During a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot. He managed to open the cockpit doo...01 Oct, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
- Who is Smit Machchhar? Indian flydubai captain who saved 174 passengers' lives after co-pilot stabbed him inside cockpit mid-air during flightWho is Smit Machchhar? Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying for flydubai, is being credited with saving 174 people on board Fligh...01 Oct, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- Is Iran behind Flydubai hijack attempt? What we know about the Omani pilot's motiveOn September 30, a harrowing incident unfolded on a Flydubai flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot is accused of stabbing t...01 Oct, 2026, 05.40 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
- 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
- Bloodshed at 34,000 feet: Indian pilot braves stabbing to help Dubai flight land safelyAn Indian pilot helped thwart an alleged hijacking attempt aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after the co-pilot reportedly at...01 Oct, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
- Flydubai FZ1073 plane hijack scare: Who are the pilots? Here's what we knowChaos erupted on a Flydubai flight headed from Dubai to Tel Aviv when the cockpit witnessed an intense clash between pilots just after depa...30 Sep, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
- Screams, panic and a sudden plunge to 14,000 feet in seconds: Inside Flydubai flight FZ1073’s terrifying videoThe Boeing 737 left Dubai International Airport for Ben Gurion Airport on September 30. About two and a half hours into the flight, somethi...30 Sep, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
- Boeing’s latest 737 MAX glitch hits close to home as Indian airlines bet hundreds of planes on the jetBoeing identified a software issue affecting 737 MAX aircraft during specific landing scenarios, impacting airlines heavily investing in th...28 Sep, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
- Boeing flags 737 MAX software glitch affecting landing navigation feature, WSJ reportsBoeing has identified a software glitch affecting the 737 MAX's automated navigation during landing scenarios. After a software update, pil...27 Sep, 2026, 06.27 AM IST
- Iraq suspends Iranian flights to Baghdad after US sanctions threat, sources sayIraq has ordered the suspension of Iranian flights to Baghdad airport starting Wednesday at midnight. This decision follows US threats of s...23 Sep, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
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