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Smit Machchhar is an Indian commercial pilot employed by Dubai Aviation Corporation doing business as flydubai. Machchhar served as captain during the Dubai to Tel Aviv Flydubai Flight 1073 on 30 September 2026 onboard a Boeing 737 Max airplane. On the flight, he was stabbed by his co-pilot in the cockpit. Government officials from Israel described the incident as an attempt by the co-pilot to deliberately cause an airline crash. Machchhar received life-threatening injuries from his co-pilot.
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Captain Smit Machchhar, bleeding profusely after being attacked by his co-pilot, managed to unlock the cockpit door of the flydubai jet in time, which helped prevent a disaster. Why is it important? We decode it for you.
Israeli officials said the terrifying midair incident, which saw the plane plunge 17,000ft in a matter of minutes, was an attempted jihadi terrorist attack