Remember His Name: Israelis Shower Indian Pilot with Tributes After Flydubai Attack

Honouring the heroes of FlyDubai flight FZ1073

Remember his name: Israelis shower Indian pilot with tributes after flydubai attack

From “remember his name” to “what a hero”, Israeli flooded social media with tributes to flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, with users sharing videos to thank the Indian pilot and hail his courage after he was seriously injured while fighting back during the cockpit attack and helping avert a potential catastrophe.

Heroes of Flight 1073: Indian pilot and an Israeli passenger help avert Flydubai disaster

A routine trip from Dubai to Tel Aviv turned into a terrifying mid-air emergency when the captain of Flydubai flight 1073 was stabbed by his copilot. The Boeing 737 carrying 180 people went into a death spiral, the attacker allegedly attempted to jam the controls, and passengers were tossed about as the plane descended thousands of meters in less than two minutes. But sure disaster was averted when true heroes – the gravely injured Indian captai…