In situations where cockpit altercations or pilot actions are part of an accident investigation, cockpit video would provide the clearest picture of what happened.

Indian Ambassador Deepak Mittal met Captain Smit Machchhar's family in Dubai after the flydubai cockpit attack. The outreach underscored official support as the injured pilot recovered after helping avert a disaster.

Israel to increase security checks on pilots flying into the country following a flydubai co-pilot incident to enhance aviation safety. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The flydubai cockpit stabbing incident reignites debate over requiring video recorders on commercial aircraft for improved accident investigations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Before the headlines, Smit Machchhar was a Mumbai kid on a fairly ordinary track. He grew up in Ghatkopar and studied in Mumbai, according to a family friend who spoke to Hindustan Times. Reports describe him as a Gujarati from Mumbai. After school, he enrolled in a textile engineering course tied to his family’s business. […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to the wife and parents of Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who was seriously injured while

  JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Israeli security agencies were investigating an incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after the aircraft transmitted an emergency signal and descended sharply before diverting to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news, citing an Israeli official, reported that Israeli authorities had not ruled out …

A passenger who was on board a plane that was diverted after a co-pilot reportedly attacked the pilot and tried to crash the plane has said the plane was "pretty much out of control" when the stabbing took place over Jordan on the flydubai flight's path from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar as a “hero” after a serious security incident aboard a Flydubai

The Israeli prime minister says one pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel.

Mumbai-born Capt Smit Machchhar was hailed a hero after he was stabbed aboard a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv and helped avert a mid-air disaster, saving 174 lives.

Smit Machchhar saved a flydubai jet from crashing: Who is the Indian pilot being hailed as a "hero?"

A pilot on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight allegedly stabbed a colleague and tried to crash the jet before being overpowered. The emergency landing in Saudi Arabia has renewed scrutiny of insider threats in commercial aviation.

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.

A co-pilot on board a flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the pilot and tried to crash the aircraft, but passengers and crew overpowered him.

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.

One pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, according to Israel's prime minister.

Investigators across the region are trying to learn why an Omani copilot stabbed his captain on a FlyDubai flight to Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the wounded pilot for fighting back after he was stabbed by his colleague, "preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster".

An old podcast clip of Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar has gone viral after his words about mid-air emergencies echoed a stabbing attack aboard Flight FZ1073.

Passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight after co-pilot attacked captain, causing rapid descent before the reserve crew safely landed the plane in Saudi Arabia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Flydubai suspended Israel flights after a copilot allegedly stabbed the pilot and tried to down flight FZ1073, pausing services as investigators examined the case.

Indian leaders praise pilot Smit Machchhar for saving hundreds of lives after averting a Dubai flight crash.

Israeli official says a “major disaster” was prevented One of the pilots of a Flydubai passenger plane operating a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly attempted to hijack the aircraft with the intention of crashing it, The Jerusalem Post reported.

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.

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

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.  

Captain Smit Machchhar’s bravery aboard the attacked flydubai flight has won praise in Israel, with envoy Reuven Azar calling him a “great hero” and saying the country will honour the Indian pilot for helping save 174 lives despite his injuries.

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 has more than 9,750 hours of flying experience and has operated Boeing 737 aircraft. He joined flydubai in 2022 after spending 11 years with SpiceJet, where he also trained other pilots.

A video captures pilot Smit Machchhar injured in the moments after a flydubai cockpit attack. His remark that he was hit repeatedly brings the episode's severity into focus.

Know the latest health update on Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who is recovering in Saudi Arabia after thwarting a violent co-pilot attack on a Flydubai flight.

Israel’s prime minister praised an Indian pilot for averting disaster after a co-pilot attacked him on a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails Captain Smit Machchhar as a "HERO", praises his immense courage and resolve in saving 174 lives despite being seriously injured, and his timely actions aboard the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

Passengers described screams, blood and confusion. Videos circulated afterwards showing an injured person and crew members restraining a suspect. One passenger, his face apparently bloodied, recorded a video calling the event a hijacking and saying those on board had overpowered the attacker. That reflects what passengers believed at the time, not an official finding on motive.

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.

Gandhinagar : The Gujarat government will honour pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian national who displayed extraordinary courage during Tel