UAE prosecutors said a flydubai co-pilot tried to seize control and crash a Tel Aviv-bound flight. The plot was thwarted by the injured captain, passengers and reserve pilots, raising fresh questions on aviation screening.

UAE prosecutors said a flydubai co-pilot attacked the captain and tried to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. The case has widened into multiple investigations over possible accomplices, recruitment checks and aviation safety.

UAE prosecutor details co-pilot's lone plot to crash flydubai flight into Tel Aviv, inspired by 9/11, with route familiarity.

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain of a flight to Tel Aviv last month intending to crash the plane into Israel’s main airport terminal.

UAE investigators found that a Flydubai co-pilot had plotted to crash a flight into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, but passengers and the captain stopped the attack.