UAE prosecutors will investigate the averted crisis aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073 as a possible organized terrorist attack.

Israel minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would seek extradition of the Omani co-pilot accused of trying to crash a flydubai flight now.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the United Arab Emirates to take the lead in the investigation, but that Israel would join.

Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal visited injured Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar in hospital, saying he was in “good health and recovering well” after being attacked by his co-pilot.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog's office initially announced four award winners but later announced a fifth, Tali Manes, whose husband was among the originally named recipients.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog's office initially announced four award winners but later announced a fifth, Tali Manes, whose husband was among the originally named recipients.

Saudi Arabia has handed the Omani co-pilot in the flydubai cockpit assault case to the UAE. Investigators are examining the attack on Captain Smit Machchhar and whether there was an attempt to crash the plane.

A Flydubai passenger described how travellers overpowered a man who allegedly entered the cockpit, restrained him, removed him and took the controls.

A doctor who treated a severely injured captain after an alleged cockpit attack on Flydubai Flight FZ1073 has spoken about the terrifying mid-air ordeal.

Video has emerged showing the aftermath of the alleged cockpit attack on Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a flydubai flight. The footage highlights how passengers intervened, restrained the co-pilot and helped the plane land in Saudi Arabia.

Israeli passengers on the FlyDubai aircraft described how the bloodied Indian captain managed to open the cockpit door to let them in after being stabbed by copilot.

A passenger who helped save a flight carrying more than 170 people to Tel ​Aviv from crashing says he knew how to stabilize a nose-diving aircraft after watching an air crash TV show.

A passenger who helped save a flight carrying more than 170 people to Tel ​Aviv from crashing says he knew how to stabilize a nose-diving aircraft after watching an air crash TV show.

Smit Machchhar: An Indian pilot saved over 170 lives, mostly Israelis, on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight by fighting the co-pilot who wanted to crash the plane. The incident brought back the memories of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which an Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel, saved the life of two-year-old Israeli boy, Moshe Holtzberg, even as his family was killed by Pakistani terrorists.

New claims about alleged radicalisation, calls to ‘kill me’, and a possible motive have surfaced as UAE authorities open a formal investigation into the cockpit attack on Captain Smit Machchhar.

Netanyahu said the pilot was stabbed in the head and suffered a serious injury to his arm.

Tel Aviv: Saudi Arabia will conduct the preliminary investigation into the Omani co-pilot who attempted to crash flydubai flight FZ1073, after the Tel

The UAE said it has jurisdiction because the aircraft is registered in the country. "UAE law applies to crimes committed on board the aircraft, even when they occur outside UAE territory," the Ministry said. It also thanked Saudi authorities for their cooperation and handling of the incident.

Despite being stabbed, Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door. Passengers and crew rushed in and overpowered the attacker, and with help from fellow passengers, the pilot landed the aircraft safely at Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The plane had dropped about 14,000 feet in roughly 30 seconds, leaving barely a minute or two to fight for survival. It was little short of a miracle.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will award four citizens the Presidential Medal for Civilian Heroism after they helped save a Flydubai flight from a mid-air crash.  

Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot whose co-pilot allegedly stabbed him during the Israel-bound flight, was hailed as a "hero" by his friends and neighbours in Dubai Thursday. The Indian embassy in the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that one of the pilots of an Israel-bound flight had tried to kill the other and crash the plane, but that passengers and crew had managed to overpower…

The Indian pilot who fought off a savage attack by his copilot and helped prevent an apparent hijack of a Flydubai plane heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is being hailed as a hero.

Modi, Netanyahu and Trump have hailed flydubai FZ1073 pilot Captain Smit Machchhar as a hero. Here's what each world leader said.

A mid-air attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight has triggered a probe into a possible hijacking or terrorist incident. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the co-pilot who stabbed Indian captain Smit Machchhar had undergone radical indoctrination, while investigators probe a possible Iran link.

Captain Smit Machchhar was injured after a knife attack by his co-pilot, as passengers and crew members helped regain control of Flydubai FZ1073 and divert it to Saudi Arabia. The captain was later moved to Dubai for treatment.

He also said it was clear that the co-pilot was suicidal. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Smit Machchhar never planned to become a pilot. Now, Gujarat will honour the Flydubai captain after his heroic actions during the FZ1073 cockpit emergency averted a 9/11-like event and saved 174 lives. Read to know more.

Yaniv became one of the faces of the flydubai FZ1073 emergency after images showed him bloodied aboard the aircraft. He later told Benjamin Netanyahu how he entered the cockpit, helped restrain the alleged attacker and briefly grabbed the controls as the plane plunged.

The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv ​tried ‌to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then ⁠held him down while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli…

From Sandra Samuel saving baby Moshe in 2008 to Captain Smit Machchhar saving 174 lives on a Flydubai flight, explore the enduring legacy of Indian courage.  

Flydubai Flight FZ1073 Incident News Live Updates: Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot praised as a hero after the flydubai attack, never planned to fly as a child.

An Omani co-pilot stabbed Captain Smit at 34,000 feet, plunging Flydubai FZ1073 into a 17,500-ft dive. Here is how the bleeding Indian pilot triggered Squawk 7500 and saved 174 lives.

Know how Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar saved 174 passengers by overpowering a rogue co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel.