Should planes have cockpit cameras? The flydubai incident revives the debate

CCommercial aviation has spent decades building a sophisticated system for reconstructing what happens during an accident or serious incident. There are cockpit voice recorders. There are flight data recorders. Aircraft systems record hundreds of parameters, while air traffic control keeps its own records, and investigators can examine maintenance history, radar data and witness accounts. Yet … Read more

Israeli PM hails Indian captain who fought off co-pilot in dramatic mid-air attack

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