Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar opened cockpit door while being attacked by co-pilot during attempted hijacking

Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar opened cockpit door while being attacked by co-pilot during attempted hijacking

Source: nypost.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:15:31 GMT

The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

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The same story across the political spectrum (14 sources)

Left: Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack — www.bbc.com
Left: After rape allegations at Cornell University, why are women again being urged to talk to their sons? Why not men? | Gaby Hinsliff — www.theguardian.com
Center: 'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot — www.bbc.com
Center: ‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack — www.theguardian.com
Center: Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel before passengers intervene to stop attack — thehill.com
Center: ‘I was fighting for my life’: Pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack — abcnews.go.com
Right: Pilot on Tel Aviv-bound flight tried to crash plane after cockpit stabbing, Netanyahu says — www.washingtonpost.com
Right: New video of hero passengers from plane attack — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Trump praises Boeing 737 MAX after jet survives dramatic plunge during attack — www.foxbusiness.com
Right: Co-pilot who tried to crash FlyDubai jet was ‘radicalized,’ Israel says — www.washingtonpost.com

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