Netanyahu invites PM Modi to light torch together with Indian pilot Smit Machchhar on Israel's Independence DayIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in Independence Day celebrations. ...
Middle East flights remain disrupted as airlines cancel routes despite airport reopenings and airspace warningsAs Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport resumes operations, numerous airlines have still suspended flights and modified their schedul...
Nana Patekar or Smit Machchhar? Row erupts over demands to name Vidyavihar flyover in MumbaiA naming dispute has emerged regarding the newly constructed East-West Vidyavihar bridge in Mumbai. Shiv Sena (UBT) demands the bridge be n...
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...
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...
Airlines suspend flights to Saudi Arabia until October 17Airlines have suspended flights to Saudi Arabia following an attack at Riyadh airport that injured multiple individuals. Indian carriers, i...
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...
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 ...
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...
Airline chiefs say can't fully guard against rogue pilots after flydubai attackAirline executives said aviation safety standards remain high after a flydubai co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe and atte...
Saudi Arabia to investigate flydubai cockpit stabbing as UAE pursues criminal probeSaudi Arabia has initiated a safety investigation following the co-pilot's attack on the captain during flight FZ1073. The incident occurre...
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 ...
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...
'Co-pilot planned attack before joining Flydubai'The co-pilot of Smit Machchhar had plans of crashing into Ben Gurion airport earlier this year as well; he was a failed student at Melbourn...
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...
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...
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...