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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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Flydubai FZ1073 raises questions about cockpit security, pilot vetting and threats from inside the flight deck.
The motivations of a FlyDubai pilot, and what weapon was used, are among the foremost questions surrounding how a flight bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates avoided disaster Wednesday after a cockpit incident.
Eyewitnesses recall a plunge towards the desert, screams from the cockpit, and a lifesaving counterattack