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".

A pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Israel's prime minister claimed

An Indian airline captain is being hailed as a hero after thwarting an apparent attempt to crash a FlyDubai flight.

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.

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.

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Prime Minister also assured all possible assistance to the pilot, who is currently admitted to a hospital in Tabuk city in northwest Saudi Arabia and receiving necessary medical treatment.

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.

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

Israeli dentist Musaev Shȯta helped restrain Flydubai’s co-pilot and treated the wounded captain as passengers fought to save Flight FZ1073 mid-air after attack.

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.  

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.