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Injured flydubai pilot recounts fight to regain cockpit control
Jerusalem: Captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot who fought off an alleged attempt to seize control of a flydubai aircraft bound for Israel, has recounted the terrifying moments inside the cockpit when he…
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Dubai Crown Prince visits Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar
Abu Dhabi: Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited injured Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, October 3, and praised his actions…
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flydubai attacker identified as Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami
Muscat: An Omani citizen, Hamam al-Hammami, has been identified as the flydubai co-pilot who attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and allegedly attempted to sabotage a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday, September 30,…
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UAE adviser calls Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar a ‘hero’
Abu Dhabi: UAE Presidential Diplomatic Adviser Anwar Gargash has praised Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his actions during the cockpit incident on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. In a post on…
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UN chief Guterres concerned over flydubai cockpit incident
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over an incident aboard a flydubai flight in which an Indian pilot sustained serious injuries while foiling an alleged attempt by his…
- Middle East
Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar shifted to Abu Dhabi: MEA
Abu Dhabi: Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar has arrived in Abu Dhabi for further medical treatment after receiving initial care in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on…
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Gujarat, Israel to honour Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar
Gujarat and Israel will honour Indian flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar following the cockpit attack on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday, September 30. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced on Thursday, October…
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Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli plane bid to evacuate passengers
Saudi Arabia rejected an Israeli request to allow an aircraft to land in Tabuk to evacuate passengers stranded after a Flydubai flight made an emergency landing in the northwestern Saudi city, two…
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UAE orders probe into flydubai cockpit altercation, motives
UAE Attorney General Dr Hamad Saif Al Shamsi on Thursday, October 1, ordered a team from the Public Prosecution to investigate the incident, which led to the flight being diverted to Saudi…
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Indian flydubai pilot stable after Saudi flight incident
Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar was in stable condition after being injured during an incident aboard a flight that was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, September 30. In a…
