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FlyDubai pilot describes struggling to open cockpit door
By The BriefBrief · Sources (12)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
UPDATED Oct 02, 2026 at 8:36 AM ET
Summary: Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel, described how he struggled to open the cockpit door while being attacked. He also held a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who called him a hero.
WHO: Captain Smit Machchhar
WHAT: Described struggling to open the cockpit door during an attack on a Flydubai flight.
WHEN: Oct 02, 2026 at 7:23 AM ET
WHERE: Israel
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 50 of 51 earlier reports)
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FlyDubai captain recounts co-pilot cockpit attack
· Oct 02, 2026 at 8:36 AM ET
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FlyDubai pilot recalls stabbing by co-pilot midair
· Oct 02, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
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Flydubai captain says he fought to open cockpit door
· Oct 02, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
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Indian pilot tells Modi he opened flydubai cockpit door
· Oct 02, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
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Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit-door incident to Modi
· Oct 02, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
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Flydubai co-pilot allegedly stabbed pilot, plane plunged
· Oct 02, 2026 at 3:17 AM ET
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Netanyahu says pilot stabbed another on Israel-bound flight
· Oct 02, 2026 at 3:06 AM ET
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Pilot-on-pilot stabbing forces Israel-bound plane landing
· Oct 02, 2026 at 12:19 AM ET
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Netanyahu links FlyDubai co-pilot to Islamist indoctrination
· Oct 01, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
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FlyDubai pilot stabbing prompts UAE and Saudi probes
· Oct 01, 2026 at 8:09 PM ET
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Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot was radicalised
· Oct 01, 2026 at 8:04 PM ET
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Tampa-area captain hailed after cockpit stabbing
· Oct 01, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
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FlyDubai captain hailed after stabbing during cockpit attack
· Oct 01, 2026 at 4:13 PM ET
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Saudi Arabia and UAE conduct joint probe of Flydubai incident
· Oct 01, 2026 at 3:09 PM ET
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Trump suggests Omani flydubai pilot linked to IRGC
· Oct 01, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
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GoFundMe raises nearly $80,000 for wounded flydubai pilot
· Oct 01, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
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FlyDubai co-pilot stabs captain, tries to crash flight
· Oct 01, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
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FlyDubai Flight 1073 pilot stabs captain mid-flight
· Oct 01, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
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FlyDubai passenger describes people falling during nosedive
· Oct 01, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
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Indian envoy updates on injured flydubai pilot’s health
· Oct 01, 2026 at 12:11 PM ET
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Watchdogs expose conspiracy claims about flydubai incident
· Oct 01, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
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Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot had Islamist indoctrination
· Oct 01, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
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Shin Bet raised UAE airport security concerns before attempt
· Oct 01, 2026 at 10:13 AM ET
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FlyDubai captain hailed after copilot stabbing
· Oct 01, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET
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Co-pilot attacker escapes disaster; motives unknown
· Oct 01, 2026 at 9:20 AM ET
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Israeli passenger credits TV aircrash show for flight help
· Oct 01, 2026 at 9:09 AM ET
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Flydubai pilot cleared to fly after co-pilot attack
· Oct 01, 2026 at 8:49 AM ET
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UAE probes whether terrorism played role in FlyDubai attack
· Oct 01, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
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Plane headed to Israel plunged after pilot stabbing
· Oct 01, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
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Pilot arrested after stabbing on Flydubai flight
· Oct 01, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
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FlyDubai passenger describes stabbing in cockpit
· Oct 01, 2026 at 7:03 AM ET
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UAE attorney general orders probe into Flydubai diversion
· Oct 01, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
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Copilot attacker’s identity, motive still unknown
· Oct 01, 2026 at 4:20 AM ET
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Indian pilot praised after flydubai flight drama
· Oct 01, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
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Flydubai pilot stabbed co-pilot in foiled Tel Aviv hijack
· Oct 01, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
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Netanyahu praises passenger who stormed FlyDubai cockpit
· Oct 01, 2026 at 12:04 AM ET
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Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel
· Sep 30, 2026 at 11:20 PM ET
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Modi praises Flydubai pilot Machchhar after cockpit attack
· Sep 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM ET
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Trump calls Flydubai co-pilot a terrorist or whack-job
· Sep 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM ET
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Netanyahu: too early to identify who tried to crash flight
· Sep 30, 2026 at 11:08 PM ET
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Security incident on Flydubai flight raises doubts
· Sep 30, 2026 at 6:08 PM ET
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FlyDubai pilot stabs co-pilot; attempted crash thwarted
· Sep 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
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Netanyahu praises Indian pilot for stopping Flydubai attack
· Sep 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
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False-flag claims surge online after FlyDubai attack
· Sep 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM ET
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Co-pilot stabbed pilot; Flydubai flight rerouted
· Sep 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
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Pilot reportedly stabbed fellow pilot, tried crash
· Sep 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM ET
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Netanyahu confirms flydubai pilot carried out stabbing
· Sep 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
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Flydubai FZ1073 cockpit fight as plane descended
· Sep 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM ET
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Passenger describes chaos and blood after FlyDubai flight
· Sep 30, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
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Pilot stabbed co-pilot in attempted hijacking on Israel flight
· Sep 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM ET
Sources (12):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CBS World,
CNN World,
Jerusalem Post,
NBC News,
NYT World,
Sky News,
The Independent
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