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flydubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says

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flydubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says

A FlyDubai aircraft carrying Israelis who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The axe-wielding co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv last month intended to seize control of the airplane and…

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Extremist concerns emerge over FlyDubai co-pilot

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Extremist concerns emerge over FlyDubai co-pilot

The FlyDubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain and attempting to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flight had reportedly been barred from flying in Oman over concerns that he had adopted extremist views. He was later hired by FlyDubai in the UAE. Investigators are also examining a possible Iran link, though officials say there is currently…

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I watch Air Crash Investigation: Flydubai passenger on how he took control of the jet

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I watch Air Crash Investigation: Flydubai passenger on how he took control of the jet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Yaniv Hayun, a passenger on the FlyDubai flight bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, at the Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, October 1, 2026. A catastrophic aviation disaster was averted on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) after the passengers…

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Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

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Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

File image of Captain Smit Machchhar. Photo: X/@IsraelMFA Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who was wounded in an altercation with his copilot who allegedly tried to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). Describing him as a “true hero”, Mr. Netanyahu said that “despite being stabbed…

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Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

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Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

File image of Captain Smit Machchhar. Photo: X/@IsraelMFA Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who was wounded in an altercation with his copilot who allegedly tried to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). Describing him as a “true hero”, Mr. Netanyahu said that “despite being stabbed…

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Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

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Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

File image of Captain Smit Machchhar. Photo: X/@IsraelMFA Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who was wounded in an altercation with his copilot who allegedly tried to crash a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday (September 30, 2026). Describing him as a “true hero”, Mr. Netanyahu said that “despite being stabbed…

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Flydubai shifting away from low-cost carrier model

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Flydubai shifting away from low-cost carrier model

A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Flydubai is leaving its low-cost roots behind, according to Chairman and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, on…

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