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.
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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
A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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
WorldPingWatch: Netanyahu calls Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar ‘hero of the entire world’ — full report at The Hindu.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPing'Not afraid of death': Co-pilot's chilling admission after trying to crash flydubai jet — full report at Times of India.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingState police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
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