One pilot 'stabbed the other' and 'apparently tried to crash' Israel-bound plane, Netanyahu says

Netanyahu says one flydubai pilot wanted to crash plane, 'major disaster' averted

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that one of the pilots of a flydubai plane bound for Tel Aviv had planned to crash it and kill its mostly Israeli passengers, who stopped a "major disaster".

FlyDubai passengers prevent mid-air massacre

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Terror in the Cockpit: Israel’s New Aviation Nightmare

Share on FacebookTweet WhatsappWhat happened aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday should send shockwaves through Israel’s security establishment. The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight was carrying Israelis when, according to Israeli authorities…

Israel PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

Israel’s leader credited the Indian pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, as well as the aircraft’s passengers, with averting catastrophe on Wednesday after the man was attacked by his co-pilot, sparking a fight for control of the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot of the flydubai jet had been trying to crash it and kill all its passengers, with Israel’s foreign ministry denouncing the inci…

Smit Machchhar Health Update: Flydubai Captain Undergoes Surgery in Saudi Hospital as World Hails Him 'Hero'

Machchhar was injured after an altercation broke out between the pilots of Flydubai Flight FZ1073, which was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Israel PM hails Indian pilot of rerouted flight for averting disaster

Israel's leader credited the Indian pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, as well as the aircraft's passengers, with averting catastrophe Wednesday after the man was attacked by his co-pilot, sparking a fight for control of the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing.