PM Modi Praises Captain Machchhar for Bravery in Protecting Lives During Crisis
The captain, seriously injured in the attack, opened the cockpit door and helped 174 passengers and crew overpower the co-pilot, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after one pilot allegedly stabbed another in the cockpit during the journey.
- Data from Flightradar24 indicated the jet plunged more than 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds, triggering a distress signal and an 'unlawful interference' call before turning back from Jordanian airspace.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Captain Smit Machchhar, who fought back despite head and finger wounds, while passenger Yaniv Hayun subdued the attacker, identified as an Omani citizen.
- A replacement aircraft transported passengers safely to Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, as FlyDubai stated the motives remain unknown and Israeli authorities investigate the incident as potential terror-related activity.
- While pilot suicide missions are rare, investigators are analyzing the cockpit voice recorder to determine the cause as the incident unfolds amid Netanyahu's reelection campaign and promises of security for his 10 million citizens.
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New findings from the investigation of the Flydubai aircraft suggest that the copilot apparently wanted the aircraft to be thrown into the Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv.
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Yemen Has Not Even Started Yet - LewRockwell
We did get prime time spectacle – actually a double fake: the remixed 9/11 on FlyDubai. September 30 – the deadline for a possible Iranian kinetic move against the Trump naval blockade – came and went. Iran stuck to its guns – without essentially releasing them on the “blockading” (sooooo far away) U.S. Navy. But the show must go on. As Plan B, we did get prime time spectacle – actually a double fake: the remixed 9/11 on FlyDubai. This pathetic …
‘The last push, Smit’: FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar recounts harrowing cockpit attack - Regional Media News
FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar recounted the harrowing moments when he was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv Wednesday, telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he knew he had to act to save the passengers aboard the plane. Machchhar [...]
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