Stabbed FlyDubai captain speaks from hospital

By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)

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Summary: Captain Smit Machchhar spoke from his hospital bed about being stabbed while flying a FlyDubai plane bound for Israel. The report provides new details about the incident, which involved his co-pilot, described in the title as radicalized.

WHO: Captain Smit Machchhar

WHAT: Machchhar shared details about being stabbed by his co-pilot during a flight.

WHEN: Oct 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM ET

WHERE: Aboard a FlyDubai plane bound for Israel

WHY: Motive not yet established.

How this story developed (showing 50 of 62 earlier reports)

Report: Flydubai co-pilot barred from flying in Oman · Oct 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
Passengers subdue attacker after FlyDubai pilot stabbed · Oct 3, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
UAE prosecution reveals flydubai investigation details · Oct 3, 2026 at 4:10 AM ET
UAE official calls FlyDubai hijacking attempt terrorism · Oct 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM ET
Oman reportedly barred Flydubai co-pilot from flying · Oct 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Netanyahu says pilot tried to crash Flydubai plane · Oct 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM ET
UAE cancels flights to Israel after FlyDubai attack · Oct 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
Israel to question flydubai co-pilot, source says · Oct 2, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
Netanyahu warns of heavy price over FlyDubai incident · Oct 2, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
Indian pilot recounts fight after Flydubai cockpit attack · Oct 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
FlyDubai captain recounts co-pilot cockpit attack · Oct 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM ET
FlyDubai pilot describes struggling to open cockpit door · Oct 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
FlyDubai pilot recalls stabbing by co-pilot midair · Oct 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Flydubai captain says he fought to open cockpit door · Oct 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
Indian pilot tells Modi he opened flydubai cockpit door · Oct 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit-door incident to Modi · Oct 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
Flydubai co-pilot allegedly stabbed pilot, plane plunged · Oct 2, 2026 at 3:17 AM ET
Netanyahu says pilot stabbed another on Israel-bound flight · Oct 2, 2026 at 3:06 AM ET
Pilot-on-pilot stabbing forces Israel-bound plane landing · Oct 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM ET
Netanyahu links FlyDubai co-pilot to Islamist indoctrination · Oct 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
FlyDubai pilot stabbing prompts UAE and Saudi probes · Oct 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM ET
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot was radicalised · Oct 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM ET
Tampa-area captain hailed after cockpit stabbing · Oct 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
FlyDubai captain hailed after stabbing during cockpit attack · Oct 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM ET
Saudi Arabia and UAE conduct joint probe of Flydubai incident · Oct 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM ET
Trump suggests Omani flydubai pilot linked to IRGC · Oct 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
GoFundMe raises nearly $80,000 for wounded flydubai pilot · Oct 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
FlyDubai co-pilot stabs captain, tries to crash flight · Oct 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
FlyDubai Flight 1073 pilot stabs captain mid-flight · Oct 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
FlyDubai passenger describes people falling during nosedive · Oct 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
Indian envoy updates on injured flydubai pilot’s health · Oct 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM ET
Watchdogs expose conspiracy claims about flydubai incident · Oct 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot had Islamist indoctrination · Oct 1, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Shin Bet raised UAE airport security concerns before attempt · Oct 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM ET
FlyDubai captain hailed after copilot stabbing · Oct 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET
Co-pilot attacker escapes disaster; motives unknown · Oct 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM ET
Israeli passenger credits TV aircrash show for flight help · Oct 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM ET
Flydubai pilot cleared to fly after co-pilot attack · Oct 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM ET
UAE probes whether terrorism played role in FlyDubai attack · Oct 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
Plane headed to Israel plunged after pilot stabbing · Oct 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
Pilot arrested after stabbing on Flydubai flight · Oct 1, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
FlyDubai passenger describes stabbing in cockpit · Oct 1, 2026 at 7:03 AM ET
UAE attorney general orders probe into Flydubai diversion · Oct 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Copilot attacker’s identity, motive still unknown · Oct 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM ET
Indian pilot praised after flydubai flight drama · Oct 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
Flydubai pilot stabbed co-pilot in foiled Tel Aviv hijack · Oct 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
Netanyahu praises passenger who stormed FlyDubai cockpit · Oct 1, 2026 at 12:04 AM ET
Pilot stabs fellow pilot on flight to Israel · Sep 30, 2026 at 11:20 PM ET
Modi praises Flydubai pilot Machchhar after cockpit attack · Sep 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM ET
Trump calls Flydubai co-pilot a terrorist or whack-job · Sep 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM ET

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