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Israeli Authorities Trade Blame for Failure to Flag FlyDubai Co-Pilot

Par : Isabel Kershner and Johnatan Reiss
The Omani co-pilot who officials said tried to crash the plane was said to have embraced extremist Islamist views.

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A replacement FlyDubai plane, carrying passengers who were on an aircraft from Dubai to Tel Aviv that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, last week.
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Who Were the Pilots on the FlyDubai Flight?

Par : Pranav Baskar
The co-pilot’s embrace of extreme Islamist views prompted Omani officials to scrutinize him, according to two people briefed on the investigation.

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Officials are working to uncover the motives of a pilot who attacked his colleague during a flight to Tel Aviv.
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Search Underway for Missing Plane Heading From Bermuda Off Nantucket

Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs · Jonathan Wolfe · Georgia Gee and Sejal Govindarao
The plane, with four Canadians on board and two people picked up in Bermuda, lost contact shortly after 1 a.m. A search was underway Saturday off the coast of Nantucket, Mass.

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The Coast Guard continued searching for six people after locating debris from missing aircraft off Nantucket.
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Omani Co-Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Is Said to Have Extremist Views

Par : Julian E. Barnes · Aaron Boxerman and Jane Bradley
It was unclear what background checks had been carried out before he was allowed to fly to Israel.

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A FlyDubai aircraft that returned passengers who had been aboard Flight 1073, at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Ax in ‘Terrorist’ Cockpit Attack, Emirates Says

Par : Ismaeel Naar and Aaron Boxerman
The violent midair assault on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv has deepened concerns about the safety of Israelis traveling abroad.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying passengers from an earlier flight that had been forced to divert after a cockpit attack, arriving near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks

Par : Michael Levenson
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.
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Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard FlyDubai Flight 1073?

Par : Karla Adam
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.
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How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight

Par : David M. Halbfinger · Natan Odenheimer · Adam Rasgon · Johnatan Reiss and Aaron Boxerman
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.
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Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

Par : Pragati K.B.
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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‘I Couldn’t Let All of Them Die’: Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack

Par : Pragati K.B.
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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Investigators Seek Motive for FlyDubai Cockpit Attack

Par : Isabel Kershner · Leo Sands and Thomas Fuller
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the co-pilot who set upon the pilot had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination” but did not elaborate.

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A FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft forced to make an emergency landing after a cockpit attack.
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Israelis Take Pride in Bravery of Passengers Who Saved FlyDubai Flight

Par : Isabel Kershner
The events evoked days decades ago when Israel was widely admired for its plucky survival against the odds and for taking on hijackers.

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Passengers at the arrivals terminal after landing at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Investigators Seek to Determine How a Weapon Entered FlyDubai Cockpit

Par : Leo Sands
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one possibility was that the assailant used an emergency crash ax, typically stored in the cockpit.

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A FlyDubai jet on Wednesday near Tel Aviv at Ben Gurion International Airport, where passengers on the disrupted flight were flown after an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli Politicians Trade Barbs Over FlyDubai Attack

Par : Isabel Kershner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign for a coming election was already dominated by discussion of the policy, military and intelligence failures leading up to the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a tight race for his political future, with national elections this month that are widely seen as the most consequential in the country’s history.
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5 Passengers on FlyDubai Flight to Receive Israel’s Award for Heroism

Par : Karla Adam
The passengers subdued an attacker in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight carrying more than 170 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

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Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday
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Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar, the Pilot Hailed as a Hero After FlyDubai Cockpit Stabbing?

Par : Somini Sengupta · Suhasini Raj and Mujib Mashal
Capt. Smit Machchhar suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said.

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A photograph provided by the Israeli government shows Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot, in an undated handout image released on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Passenger Who Helped Subdue Pilot Describes Stabbing Attack in Cockpit

Par : Pranav Baskar
A passenger on a flight to Tel Aviv on Wednesday said he watched in horror as the plane’s pilots tumbled out of the cockpit, locked in a bloody brawl.

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Passengers of the FlyDubai flight walking out of the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in Tzafria, Israel, on Wednesday.
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A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge

Par : David M. Halbfinger · Aaron Boxerman · Natan Odenheimer · Adam Rasgon and Thomas Fuller
“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.

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Panic and Heroics on FlyDubai Flight: ‘We Felt That This Was It’

Par : Karla Adam · Aaron Boxerman · Natan Odenheimer and Zane Irwin
A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.

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Passengers from FlyDubai Flight 1073 at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.
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FlyDubai Flight Where One Pilot Stabbed Another: What to Know

Par : Lynsey Chutel and Leo Sands
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has said the attack might have been an attempt to crash the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

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Passengers of a FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia were welcomed at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel on Wednesday.
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Passenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight

Par : David M. Halbfinger and Natan Odenheimer
The passenger, Miriam Ohayon, said people on board felt the jet lose control and heard screams. “When they opened the cockpit, there was a lot of blood,” she told Israeli television.

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Security vehicles outside Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday.
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