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Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv

The Guardian - UK · 2h ago

FlyDubai co-pilot intended to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say a FlyDubai co-pilot attacked the captain of a flight to Tel Aviv last month intending to crash the plane into Israel’s main airport terminal

The Independent UK · 4h ago

Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack in Tel Aviv airport inspired by 9/11

The Omani co-pilot was previously barred from flying in Oman over extremist views.

Euronews · 4h ago

One-minute siren sounds in Tel Aviv to mark October 7 anniversary

A one-minute siren sounded in Tel Aviv as Israelis gathered to mark the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks and remember those killed.

Euronews · Oct 7

'I don't want to die please': Capt. Smit Machchhar begged Israeli dentist for help after flydubai co-pilot stabbed him; dentist talked about captain's children to keep him awake

Captain Smit Machchhar survived a mid-air stabbing by his own co-pilot on a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, staying alive through a 45-minute rescue effort led by Dr Shuta Musaev, a Georgian dentist who happened to be the only medical professional on board. Musaev used torn T-shirts, ice packs…

The Economic Times · Oct 7

Omani pilot had failed airline stints, flydubai hired him in post-pandemic spree: Report

Omani pilot who allegedly tried to crash a flydubai jet on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight had failed stints with airlines in Oman and Morocco before being hired by the carrier as a part of "rapid post-pandemic recruitment drive", Wall Street Journal reported.

The Times of India · Oct 7

Netanyahu govt rejects flydubai bid to resume Israel flights after cockpit attack

Benjamin Netanyahu-led Israel has declined flydubai's request to resume its flight operations to the country, a week after an Omani co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchar midair on a Tel Aviv-bound flight. The attack put the lives of more than 170 people at risk.

The Times of India · Oct 7

Dentist recalls 45-minute fight to save flydubai captain after cockpit attack

An Israel-based dentist who was among the passengers on flydubai Flight FZ1073 has recalled the frantic 45-minute effort to save Captain Smit Machchhar after he was attacked in the cockpit during the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.

The Times of India · Oct 6

FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash aircraft into Tel Aviv airport

The FlyDubai co-pilot behind the hijacking attempt wanted to crash the jet into Ben Gurion Airport and previously flew the sensitive Israel route, according to multiple sources close to the investigation, amid increasingly difficult questions about the circumstances of the narrowly avoided tragedy.

Euronews · Oct 5

FlyDubai attacker reportedly targeted Tel Aviv Airport: How did he get into the cockpit?

Flight FZ1073 took off from Dubai for Tel Aviv with 182 people on board, including eight crew members. The flight appeared routine at first. Then violence reportedly erupted in the cockpit. UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said the co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a crash axe. He…

The Economic Times · Oct 5