UAE Confers Order of Zayed II on Indian Pilot and Flydubai Crew for Courage During Mid-Air Attack
The United Arab Emirates has conferred the First Class Order of Zayed II on Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and his fellow Flydubai ...
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Flydubai Cockpit Attack: Al Qaeda Supporters Cheer the Co-Pilot, but Who Was Really Behind It?
A pro-Al Qaeda publication has celebrated last week's cockpit attack on a flydubai flight and urged followers to target American and Israeli aircraft. ...
PM Modi Speaks to Captain Smit Machchhar: “India Is Waiting to Welcome You”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke by video call to Captain Smit Machchhar, the Flydubai pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit ...
How did a wounded Captain Smit Machchhar open the FZ1073 cockpit door?
The most-asked question about Flydubai flight FZ1073 is how a stabbed captain got a reinforced cockpit door open. The airline has not yet ...
UAE Probes Possible Terror Link After Flydubai Flight to Tel Aviv Diverted to Saudi Arabia
The United Arab Emirates has ordered a criminal investigation into a cockpit incident on a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv. The probe ...
Modi, Bibi and Trump Salute Hero Pilot Smit Machchhar: What the World Leaders Said
By Thursday morning, the praise for Captain Smit Machchhar had spread well beyond the aviation world. His actions drew widespread praise from political ...
Smit Machchhar: The ‘Hero’ Who Opened the Door
Before the headlines, Smit Machchhar was a Mumbai kid on a fairly ordinary track. He grew up in Ghatkopar and studied in Mumbai, ...
Was the World About to Witness Another 9/11? How Passengers Fought Back on a Tel Aviv-Bound Flight
For a few terrifying minutes on Wednesday, a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv appeared to be facing the emergency aviation ...
