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October 2, 2026 12:29 AM
India on Thursday said it is keeping a close tab on the health of Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot hailed for saving a flydubai flight despite being stabbed by his co-pilot in an alleged attempt to bring down the plane. Machchhar was stabbed...
October 2, 2026 12:00 AM
Indian Ambassador to the UAE Deepak Mittal on Thursday said he was "very reassured" to meet Captain Smit Machchhar, who is "in good health and recovering well" after sustaining serious injuries while foiling an alleged attempt by his co-pilot to cras...
October 1, 2026 4:52 PM
Questions loomed on Thursday over the motives and background of a co-pilot who stabbed the captain of a passenger jet on its way to Israel, in what Israeli officials have said was an apparent attempt to crash the plane with more than 170 people on bo...
October 1, 2026 1:15 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Indian Captain Smit Machchhar's bravery for foiling his co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight to Israel and said that his courageous act fills every Indian's heart with pride. Addressi...
October 1, 2026 1:08 PM
Neighbours of the Mumbai-based family of Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar said on Thursday that they were proud of him and were praying for his speedy recovery. Captain Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for fighting off a co-pilot who allegedly...
October 1, 2026 12:09 PM
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 ...
October 1, 2026 9:40 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot of Flydubai flight FZ1073, for his courage in helping avert a major in-flight crisis after he was seriously injured during an alleged cockpit attack. Calling Ma...
April 18, 2024 8:15 PM
Dubai Airports has officially announced the reopening of check-in procedures at Terminal 3 for Emirates and Flydubai flights. This decision comes after a significant surge in passenger traffic at the departure hall. Majed Al Joker, the Chief Ope...
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