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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- FlyDubai co-pilot who nearly crashed plane was barred from flying by Oman over extremism concernsA FlyDubai flight with 182 people faced a near-crash incident due to an attack on the cockpit. The co-pilot, previously barred from flying ...03 Oct, 2026, 06.37 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
- Israeli officials to question co-pilot of flydubai flight, source saysOn a recent flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, a co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the aircraft. The co-pilot stabbed the captain during th...02 Oct, 2026, 08.06 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
- 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
- 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
- Speedy recovery of 'global hero' pilot is Mumbai neighbourhood's main concernNeighbours in Mumbai’s Chembur have rallied around Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar after reports that he fought back against an alleg...02 Oct, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
- Israel's Netanyahu says too early to tell who is behind foiled bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flightIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated it is too early to determine the perpetrator of the foiled flight incident. The investigat...01 Oct, 2026, 06.21 PM 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
- "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
- UAE prosecutor general orders investigation into diverted flydubai flightAn investigation has been ordered by the UAE prosecutor general concerning an incident on flydubai flight FZ1073. The flight from Dubai to ...01 Oct, 2026, 02.01 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
- 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
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