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The United Arab Emirates said it would lead the investigation, including into possible links to terrorism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination,” though he did not elaborate.
The New York Times
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign for a coming election was already dominated by discussion of the policy, military and intelligence failures leading up to the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.
Isabel KershnerIsrael-Gaza War (2023- )Airlines and Airplanes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one possibility was that the assailant used an emergency crash ax, typically stored in the cockpit.
Leo SandsAirlines and AirplanesAviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
Motive behind Flydubai incident still unclear, but Israeli PM is framing it within his warnings of threats to Israelis.
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Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".
Civil aviation changed after 9/11 to keep attackers outside cockpits. The Flydubai scare flips the dilemma.
Features
Capt. Smit Machchhar suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said.
Somini Sengupta, Suhasini Raj and Mujib MashalAirlines and AirplanesAssaults
The passengers subdued an attacker in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight carrying more than 170 people from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
Karla AdamAirlines and AirplanesAviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).
Vivian Nereim
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the attack might have been an attempt to crash the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia.
Leo Sands and Lynsey ChutelFlydubaiHijacking
Co-pilot who attacked captain in apparent attempt to crash flight casts doubt over locked-door policy Motive behind flydubai stabbing unknown as investigation opensCockpit security on planes will come under renewed scrutiny after passengers and one wounded pilot joined forces to prevent flydubai flight FZ 1073 from crashing.With more than 170 people, mostly Israeli, on board the jet heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv, some have spoken of averting “Israel’s 9/11”. However, the changes made to plane design after the terrorist hijackings in the US a quarter of a century ago, locking cockpit doors from the inside, have divided expert opinion. Continue reading...
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentAirline industryBusiness
The Flydubai scare has raised several questions for Israel and the civil aviation industry.
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“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.
David M. Halbfinger, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Adam Rasgon and Thomas FullerHijackingFlydubai
A passenger on a flight to Tel Aviv on Wednesday said he watched in horror as the plane’s pilots tumbled out of the cockpit, locked in a bloody brawl.
Pranav BaskarHijackingAirlines and Airplanes
Other passengers on the Israel-bound flight described the "terrifying" moment the plane dropped.
A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.
Karla Adam, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer and Zane IrwinFlydubaiHijacking
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