A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator.
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WorldPingThree days have passed since FlyDubai attack but the two uniformed crew members who stepped in to stabilize and land the lane are still not publicly identified…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
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
The FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with a crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the UAE prosecutor general said.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingA passenger on Flydubai flight 1073 has described the actions of on-duty crew members who rushed into the cockpit to stabilise and land the plane after the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingIn a shocking incident aboard a flydubai flight, the co-pilot viciously attacked the pilot with a crash axe, igniting a heroic response from passengers.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
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