WorldPingOn a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, the Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain in the cockpit.
Indian captain Smit Machchhar sustained serious injuries but managed to unlock the cockpit door.
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The FlyDubai captain attacked by his co-pilot tells his harrowing survival story to India's leader in an emotional video call from his hospital bed.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
Smit Machchhar recalls midair disaster after co-pilot's attack on Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, spoke from his hospital bed in Abu Dhabi, according to a video shared by Narendra Modi.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
WorldPingHow an Omani flagged for extremism ended up piloting a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai jet — full report at Times of India.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
Questions about the motive of the co-pilot who tried to crash a packed flight from Dubai to Israel continue to swirl.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
WorldPingThe attack left the region’s travel industry in crisis, raising questions about aviation security and further unsettling West Asia, already shaken by the U.S.-Iran war…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
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