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FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks

2 octobre 2026 à 15:12
Health screenings and criminal background checks may go only so far in identifying pilots who have become radicalized or try to hide their mental health issues, experts said.

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In the United States, pilots undergo a criminal history check as well as a threat assessment to see if they have ever been flagged as a “person of interest” in federal law enforcement databases.

Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073?

2 octobre 2026 à 12:53
After the co-pilot stabbed the captain, two pilots who were seated in the cabin intervened alongside passengers and safely landed the Boeing 737 in Saudi Arabia.

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A FlyDubai plane carried passengers to Tel Aviv on Wednesday after a midair cockpit attack on their earlier flight. Two other pilots who were seated in the cabin safely landed that plane.

How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight

A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

2 octobre 2026 à 08:16
Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

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Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

‘I Couldn’t Let All of Them Die’: Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

2 octobre 2026 à 06:45
Capt. Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot midair between Dubai and Tel Aviv, said he “had to act” to prevent a crash despite serious injuries.

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Capt. Smit Machchhar in a photo released by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
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