The terrifying mid-air crisis aboard a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv has triggered questions over pilot safety, cockpit security and the possible motive behind the attack. However, aviation expert Sanat Kaul has urged caution, saying it would be premature to conclude that the incident was a terror attack or to speculate about the mental … Read more
Once again a major plane crash was averted in the skies of the Middle East, when during a flight of 'Flydubai' going from Dubai to Tel Aviv city of Israel, a horrific struggle was seen between two pilots inside the cockpit. During the flight, a pilot suddenly attacked his fellow co-pilot with a knife and … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed Indian Flydubai captain Smit Machhar as a ‘true hero’ after he fought back against his co-pilot, who allegedly stabbed him and attempted to take control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight in what Israeli authorities described as an attempt to crash the aircraft. Machchhar was seriously injured during the … Read more