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Airline of the United Arab Emirates
Dubai Aviation Corporation, doing business as Flydubai, is an Emirati government-owned airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The airline mainly operates out of Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport, though some flights operate from Terminal 3. The airline operates a total of 131 destinations, serving the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe from Dubai. The company slogan is "Get Going".
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A dentist wrestled with a violent copilot aboard the FlyDubai flight that faced near-disaster this week, while a plumber seized the controls of the plane as it plunged toward the desert.
A plumber, recalling air disaster films, briefly handled the controls until he said two traveling British pilots stabilized the plane. Meanwhile, a dentist attended to the injured captain.
Authorities in the UAE shared with Israel a list of crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control, officials said, raising new questions about why he evaded detection.