Flydubai Cockpit Attack

JUST IN: The New York Times reports that the stabbing, hijacking, & nosedive of a Flydubai flight to Israel may not have been terrorism.

Australian authorities investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country https://t.co/mQyNspTYIl

Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say https://t.co/9k74NmgJeO

A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an apparent altercation in the cockpit, raising concerns about a possible hijacking an…

ATTEMPTED HIJACKING: An Israeli official said a "major disaster was narrowly avoided" after a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia Wednesday amid what Israeli officials desc…

BREAKING: The Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain was likely acting alone, officials say. https://t.co/ReGo9EwTai

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted 'terrorist' attack, UAE says https://t.co/JGrEuet5PJ

Capt. Smit Machchhar is in a hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after authorities say he was attacked by his co-pilot on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Officials say his actions saved…

A flydubai flight diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia and landed safely after a physical altercation between its two pilots, the airline confirmed.

The plane squawked 7500, a code used in international aviation to indicate a hijacking attempt. https://t.co/X1uW85dAy7

“There was complete chaos. One of the pilots stabbed another pilot. He tried to crash us. When it leveled out a little, just a little, we managed to get back up. I managed to open the cockpit door wit…

A FlyDubai flight bound for Israel erupted into chaos after a pilot stabbed another pilot and sent the plane spiraling thousands of feet. Here's what we know and don't know. https://t.co/ICjXtMXU6p

The pilot suspected of having attacked another pilot aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday was removed from a previous job at Oman's national airline last year following concerns about…

JUST IN: Israeli passenger who subdued the flydubai co-pilot & pulled the aircraft out of a nosedive reveals he knew how to stabilize the aircraft because he watches a TV show about plane crashes.

BREAKING: Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv plunges 17,400 feet & makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its co-pilot allegedly stabs the captain in a suspected hijacking attempt.

Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe, UAE official says https://t.co/y4W7ZqRa1B

“I was not going to let others die” – pilot of Flydubai flight describes mid-air attack by co-pilot https://t.co/nYrr0xTOH5

Israel-bound flight drops 17,000 feet after pilot reportedly stabbed by co-pilot, in what Israeli sources suspect was a hijacking attempt, per CNN

The FlyDubai co-pilot whose alleged violent attempt to crash a flight to Israel last week and kill everyone onboard has a history of writing and sharing misogynistic remarks on social media using the…

A flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv landed at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia after signaling an emergency over Saudi airspace. Israeli security sources attribute the "unlawful interference" and genera…

Smit Machchhar, the captain who was wounded during the FlyDubai attack, detailed his experience during a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Machchhar spoke from his hospital bed in…

Yaniv, the Israeli passenger who neutralized the co-pilot aboard the flydubai flight to Israel, gave his account to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport after the plane landed safel…

About two and a half hours into Flydubai Flight 1073, the co-pilot — reported by CNN to be an Omani national — allegedly stabbed the pilot and tried to seize control of the Boeing 737 MAX 8. Read mor…

Passengers and crew foil co-pilot's apparent attempt to crash FlyDubai flight to Israel https://t.co/7lsxHvM0o5

In his first public comments since the Flydubai incident, Capt. Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he “could sense that the aircraft was going down” as the plane plunged 14,000 f…

Netanyahu says FlyDubai pilots prevented a "9/11 disaster" https://t.co/JAMNURGmdy

In his first public comments since the Flydubai incident, Capt. Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he “could sense that the aircraft was going down” as the plane plunged 14,000 f…

The plane squawked 7500, a code used in international aviation to indicate a hijacking attempt. https://t.co/X1uW85dAy7