Alleged FlyDubai hijacker spent six months in NZ, police say
An international investigation has revealed that the co-pilot accused of attacking a Flydubai captain with an emergency axe on a Tel Aviv-bound flight spent 175 days in New…
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Flydubai Copilot Allegedly Planned to Crash Plane in Tel Aviv, Reports Say
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia on September 30, 2026, after the copilot allegedly attacked the captain with an emergency axe.
New Zealand Police Investigate Co-Pilot Hamam al-Hammami Past
Police in New Zealand are investigating the background of Hammam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of a bloody cockpit attack and attempted crash of a Flydubai flight bound…
Insider threat: what the FlyDubai attack reveals about aviation security
A flydubai co-pilot attacked the flight captain with a crash axe mid-flight, sending an Israel-bound passenger jet plunging over 16,625 feet.
FlyDubai Flight Plunges 17,000 Feet After Co-Pilot Attacks Captain
Plummeting 17,000 feet after an axe attack by its Omani co-pilot, an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight with 182 people on board survived an attempted terrorist act.
Flydubai Co-Pilot Attacks Captain With Axe Over Saudi Arabia
An Omani co-pilot used a crash axe to stab his captain in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv on September 30, 2026, sending the Boeing 737 Max 8 into a steep…
Flydubai Captain Survives Mid-Air Stabbing Attack
Capt. Smit Machchhar, the FlyDubai pilot who survived a mid-air stabbing by his co-pilot, described fighting for his life during a phone call with Indian Prime…
Captain Smit Machchhar Details Cockpit Attack to PM Modi
Captain Smit Machchhar recounted a violent mid-air cockpit attack by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
UAE Revokes Landing Permits, Stranding 10,000 Israelis in Dubai
More than 10,000 Israeli travelers found themselves stranded in Dubai and across Asia on Friday after the United Arab Emirates abruptly revoked landing permits for special rescue…
Trump Warns Iran After Knife Attack On Flydubai Flight
President Donald Trump warned of severe retaliation against Iran after an in-flight knife attack on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel-Aviv forced an emergency landing in Saudi…
Flydubai Co-Pilot Allegedly Stabs Captain During Flight FZ1073
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft.