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'Hero in a way': Trump hails stabbed Flydubai Indian pilot, calls co-pilot 'whack job'

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Times of India
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What happened

'Hero in a way': Trump hails stabbed Flydubai Indian pilot, calls co-pilot 'whack job' — full report at Times of India.

Key facts

  • Reported by Times of India and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:43:02 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Netanyahu calls stabbed Indian pilot a hero; Flydubai halts Israel flights

  2. Israeli PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

  3. Pilot stabbed colleague in bid to crash Israel-bound flydubai plane: Netanyahu

  4. ‘India is proud’: PM Modi lauds Flydubai pilot Machchhar after cockpit attack

  5. 'Hero in a way': Trump hails stabbed Flydubai Indian pilot, calls co-pilot 'whack job'

  6. Trump says flydubai pilot 'a hero', plumber steadied plunging aircraft

  7. 'Hero' pilot stabbed by other pilot on Israel-bound plane, Israeli PM says

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