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Pilot averts flydubai flight crash after co-pilot attack

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An incident occurred on a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv where the co-pilot allegedly attacked the pilot and attempted to crash the plane. The pilot, Smit Machchhar, and passengers reportedly fought for control, leading to an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the pilot for averting disaster, and Israel's foreign ministry condemned the event as a potential terrorist attack. AI

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Pilot averts flydubai flight crash after co-pilot attack

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Israel PM hails Indian pilot wounded in diverted flydubai flight

    Israel’s leader credited the Indian pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, as well as the aircraft’s passengers, with averting catastrophe on Wednesday after the man was attacked by his co-pilot, sparking a fight for control of the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing. Prime Mini…

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