Flydubai Hero Pilot Smit Machachhar's Condition Now Stable, Airlifted From Saudi Arabia to Dubai
The aircraft dropped about 17,000 feet in a minute before crew and passengers overpowered the attacker, officials and flight data showed.
- On Thursday, Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar was airlifted to the UAE for further medical treatment after suffering severe stabbing wounds during a mid-air cockpit confrontation on Wednesday.
- During the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was carrying 174 passengers and crew on Wednesday.
- After Machchhar opened the cockpit door, passengers intervened as the aircraft dropped around 17,000 feet in one minute; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it an "attempted terrorist attack."
- Authorities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel are investigating the incident, while Indian officials confirmed Machchhar is stable following an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Machchhar as a hero; the pilot has over 13 years of commercial flying experience and previously worked with Indian airline SpiceJet.
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Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, about 30 years old, was exalted this Thursday as a "hero" after being able to maintain control of a flight from Flydubai from Dubai to Tel Aviv after, according to passengers and authorities, being attacked with a knife by the co-pilot. The episode provoked a fight for aircraft control and ended with an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The Global World: Receive international news directly on your mobile Want to liv…
Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar Airlifted to Abu Dhabi for Advanced Medical Care After Mid-air Stabbing by Co-pilot on Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot operating flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv, is being airlifted to Abu Dhabi for advanced medical care after suffering stab wounds during a violent mid-air cockpit attack by his co-pilot. World News | Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar Airlifted to Abu Dhabi for Advanced Medical Care After Mid-air Stabbing by Co-pilot on Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight.
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar airlifted to Abu Dhabi after Flydubai cockpit attack
Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot during a mid-air cockpit attack, was airlifted to Abu Dhabi for further treatment, ANI reported. Machchhar was earlier hospitalised in Saudi Arabia after helping foil an alleged attempt to crash the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.
flydubai hero pilot Smit Machachhar's condition now stable, airlifted from Saudi Arabia to Dubai
Machchhar was reportedly stabbed by his co-pilot inside the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the aircraft.
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