Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar Credited With Helping Save Flydubai Flight After Mid-Air Attack
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Indian national Captain Smit Machchhar, an experienced flydubai pilot with nearly 10,000 flying hours, has been identified as the captain stabbed during the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight incident. Reports say Machchhar fought back, alerted crew and passengers, and helped enable their intervention before the aircraft was brought safely under control.
Why it matters
Machchhar’s actions, alongside the intervention of passengers, crew and additional pilots onboard, are being credited with helping prevent a potential aviation disaster. However, authorities are still investigating the co-pilot’s motive, so claims that the incident was definitively a terrorist attack should remain attributed to reports rather than stated as established fact.
What's next
Saudi authorities are investigating the co-pilot and circumstances surrounding the incident. Aviation authorities are also expected to examine cockpit security, pilot screening and procedures for responding to threats from within a flight crew.
Key dates
- 30 Sept: Dubai–Tel Aviv flight departs
- Captain Smit Machchhar allegedly stabbed by co-pilot
- Machchhar fights back and alerts others → Passengers and crew intervene
- Next: Investigation into motive and security failures.
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Sources
- New York PostView original →
