Smit Machchhar
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Flydubai Co-Pilot Allegedly Planned Ben Gurion Airport Crash Attack
Investigators have determined that the flydubai co-pilot accused of assaulting his captain aboard an Israel-bound flight intended to crash the…
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FlyDubai Stabbing Exposes Gaps in Airline Insider Threat Screening
The violent midair assault on Flydubai Flight 1073 has triggered an urgent reassessment of how airlines vet and monitor flight…
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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Axe in Tel Aviv Flight Attack
A 29-year-old Omani co-pilot allegedly struck the captain of a Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai aircraft with a cockpit crash axe earlier…
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FlyDubai Pilot Smit Machchhar Recalls Mid-Air Stabbing
Capt. Smit Machchhar was bleeding on the cockpit floor, his arm nearly severed and his head punctured by stab wounds,…
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Stabbed FlyDubai Captain Unlocked Cockpit Door to Save 174 Passengers After Co-Pilot Attack
An Indian commercial airline captain, severely wounded by a stab attack from his own co-pilot inside the cockpit, managed to…
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FlyDubai Boeing 737 MAX Survives 14,000-Foot Plunge After Co-Pilot Attacks Captain on Israel-Bound Flight
A FlyDubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying more than 170 people plunged nearly 14,000 feet in under 30 seconds Wednesday…
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