October 1, 2026 12:09 PM
From textile engineering to cockpit hero: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar wins praise for foiling flydubai crash attempt
For Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, hailed as a hero for averting a crash of a flydubai jet bound for Israel, aviation was never part of his childhood dreams. Machchhar had his sights set on the family's textile business, until the aviation bug bit at ...
