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Several media reports suggested the Omani co-pilot may have used the aircraft's emergency crash axe. Image courtesy: News18

Flydubai Horror: Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Crash Axe, Preventing Plane Crash

01-10-2026, 15:45

A Flydubai flight FZ1073 incident involved a co-pilot allegedly using a crash axe to attack Captain Smit Machchhar at 30,000 feet.

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Japan has tightened rules for foreigners seeking permanent residency, sharply raising application fees and introducing stricter income, pension and Japanese-language requirements. File image/Reuters

Japan Hikes Permanent Residency Fee 20-Fold, Adds Strict New Requirements

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Israeli tourists leave a Flydubai plane which departed from Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and landed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on November 8, 2020. (Representational Image: AP)

Omani Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Attempts Flydubai Crash: Religious Extremist Suspected

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A plane, carrying passengers who were on the flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Caption: Reuters

FlyDubai Hijack Scare: How Airlines Protect Planes from Rogue Pilots and Cockpit Threats

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Flydubai Attack: When Pilots Turn Hijackers, Exposing Aviation's Darkest Vulnerability

01-10-2026, 11:29

A mid-air knife attack by a co-pilot on Flydubai Flight FZ1073 exposed a critical vulnerability: the threat originating from within the cockpit.

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A full moon rises between clouds as a landing commercial jet approaches the airport in San Diego, California, US, January 20, 2019. Representational Image/Reuters
Long flu symptoms can include a cough that stays, tiredness, weakness, shortness of breath, headaches, body aches, bad sleep and trouble focusing. Long flu may also keep appetite low.

H1N1 Cases Surge Across India: What Is 'Long Flu' and Why Do Symptoms Linger?

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leave after a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026. AFP File

Dubai-Tel Aviv Scare: India and Israel Can't Rely on Western Double Standards

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A picture taken on March 8, 2026, shows a Flydubai Boeing 737-8 MAX A6-FKF aircraft, which was bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals following a fight between the pilots rather than a hijacking. Reuters

Flydubai Hijack Scare: Captain Fights Off Co-Pilot, Emergency Codes Explained

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