Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to light a flame at Israel’s next Independence Day ceremony, praising the Indian pilot as a hero for his courage in foiling a mid-air attack
The in-laws of injured flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar expressed gratitude for nationwide support and said the family became emotional while watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak to him. Machchhar is recovering after helping avert a major in-flight crisis
Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering well in Abu Dhabi after being injured in an alleged cockpit attack aboard flydubai flight FZ1073. The Indian Embassy said he remains under excellent medical care and is coordinating with his family and authorities
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a violent cockpit confrontation between its pilots, according to Ynet. The captain was Indian and the co-pilot Omani. Both pilots were injured
