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Co-pilot accused of trying to hijack flydubai plane likely acted alone: Reports

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Co-pilot accused of trying to hijack flydubai plane likely acted alone: Reports

This undated photo released on Israel’s Foreign Ministry social media shows Indian Capt. Smit Machchhar in the cockpit of a plane in an unknown location. File | Photo Credit: AP The flydubai co-pilot who attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar in an apparent bid to crash the Israel-bound flight likely acted alone, media reports said on…

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UAE shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots’ names, nationalities

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UAE shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots’ names, nationalities

A view of the FlyDubai aircraft. | Photo Credit: Reuters Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and crash it, regional officials said on Sunday (October 4, 2026), raising new…

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Israel to start repatriation flights for passengers stranded in UAE following flydubai attack

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Israel to start repatriation flights for passengers stranded in UAE following flydubai attack

Passengers seen at the Tabuk airport after a flydubai aircraft that was bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals, in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, in this screen grab obtained from a video dated September 30, 2026. Photo: Reuters Israel will begin repatriation flights on Friday (October…

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Flydubai pilot attack: UAE probes possible ‘terror’ link

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Flydubai pilot attack: UAE probes possible ‘terror’ link

The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday (October 1, 2026) that it was probing a possible “terrorist” link to an apparent attack by a pilot on board a flight to Israel that saw passengers reroute the plane to stop it from crashing. The dramatic events on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) ended with passengers being given…

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Flydubai incident: altercation, emergency landing and investigation | Explained

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Flydubai incident: altercation, emergency landing and investigation | Explained

The story so far: On September 30, 2026, a flydubai Boeing 737-8 MAX flight, FZ 1073, had an in-flight incident while en route from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv, Israel — a 2,100-kilometre-plus sector covered in three hours. The aircraft was diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia and safely landed despite…

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Inside the Dubai airline flight that made emergency landing after captain was stabbed

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Inside the Dubai airline flight that made emergency landing after captain was stabbed

This screen grab, taken from video footage released by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, shows Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meeting a man named Yaniv, describing him as one of the passengers who managed to break into the flydubai aircraft’s cockpit at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. According to…

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