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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- '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
- Flydubai attack was a ‘terrorist act’, UAE official says; praises captain Smit Machchhar for saving flightA UAE official on Friday called the Flydubai Flight FZ1073 cockpit attack a “terrorist act” and praised Indian captain Smit Machchhar, who ...02 Oct, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
- From Hanuman Chalisa to opening cockpit door: Flydubai pilot recounts terrifying attack to PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, commending his actions during a mid-air attack. Machchhar, who sus...02 Oct, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
- Netanyahu honours Flydubai passengers who subdued co-pilot, says they will light Independence Day torchIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu honored passengers who intervened during the flydubai flight incident in a meeting. Passengers re...02 Oct, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
- flydubai cockpit attack: Saudi Arabia hands over co-pilot to UAE as investigators probe midair stabbing incidentSaudi Arabia has handed over the Omani flydubai co-pilot accused of stabbing Captain Smit Machchhar and attempting to crash Flight FZ1073 t...02 Oct, 2026, 07.30 AM 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
- 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
- Indian pilot Smit Machchhar airlifted to Abu Dhabi after Flydubai cockpit attackFlydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot during a mid-air cockpit attack, was airlifted to Abu Dhabi for further tr...01 Oct, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
- UAE launches probe into flydubai flight incident, says MoFAAn investigation has been ordered by the UAE following the flydubai flight incident en route to Tel Aviv. The flight was diverted to Tabuk ...01 Oct, 2026, 04.20 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
- 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
- Captain Smit Machchhar is ‘true hero’: Netanyahu hails pilot after flydubai mid-air attackIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognized Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery during a cockpit attack on a flydubai flight. M...01 Oct, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
- A fight in the cockpit, a plunge from 33,000 feet: Inside the FlyDubai mid-air crisisA pilot on a FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates attacked another pilot during the journey. This incident led to a rapid altitude...01 Oct, 2026, 10.26 AM 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
- 9/11-style attack averted? Flydubai's Tel Aviv-bound flight plunges 17000 feet in 2 minutes as one pilot stabs another during alleged hijacking attemptAn Israel-bound Flydubai flight experienced a serious incident involving a fight between the pilots, prompting an emergency diversion to Sa...30 Sep, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
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