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Locked doors, trusted pilots: Questions the Flydubai attack raises for aviation

NEW DELHI: The attack by a Flydubai co-pilot on the captain during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has renewed questions about whether aviation security needs another overhaul, 25 years after the September 11 attacks transformed how airlines protect their aircraft.

The Times of India · Oct 10

flydubai axe attack renews scrutiny: Key aircraft incidents since 9/11 that reshaped aviation safety rules

A flydubai co-pilot launched a terrorist attack by stabbing the captain with an emergency axe. The plane rapidly plunged 16,000 feet before passengers intervened to gain control. Despite serious injuries, the captain managed to land the aircraft safely, ensuring all passengers survived. This incident has reignited discussions regarding aviation security…

The Economic Times · Oct 6

FlyDubai cockpit incident turns focus to crew-related hijackings

The pilot of the FlyDubai flight is suspected of having stabbed his copilot midflight in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. The incident has turned focus to similar incidents in the past, where deliberate crashes or near crashes have been instigated by on or off-duty crew.

France 24 · Oct 1

French Alpine village marks 10th anniversary of Germanwings crash

Hundreds of people gathered on Monday near the site in the French Alps where a co-pilot deliberately crashed a plane into the mountainside 10 years ago, killing all 150 people on board.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 24, 2025

Families mark 10-year anniversary of Germanwings plane crash that killed 150

Everyone on board died when the co-pilot deliberately crashed into the French Alps

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

AP PHOTOS: An arduous search, grief and horror. Looking back at the 2015 Germanwings crash

First, the plane disappeared from radar screens somewhere over the French Alps, on March 24, 2015.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025

Deadly plane crash, cafe murder and now missing toddler in the French village ‘cursed’ by tragedy

Le Vernet has been the site of a gruesome killing and devastating plane crash in the last 15 years, Matt Drake and Maanya Sachdeva report

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Chilling final words of co-captain before Germanwings pilot crashed plane killing 150

Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the Germanwings plane into the Alps in March 2015, killing 150 people including three Brits - and his co-pilot's final words reveal he was desperately trying to open the door

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023

Murder-suicides by pilots are vexing airlines as deaths mount

For decades, commercial airline travel has gotten progressively safer. But one cause of deaths has stubbornly persisted: pilots who intentionally crash in murder-suicides.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022