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Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast news
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Australian authorities launched a probe into an Omani FlyDubai co-pilot’s time in Australia after he was detained over an alleged attempt to seize an Israel-bound aircraft and crash it. Meanwhile, Israel bars the U.K.
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Flydubai passenger Yaniv Hayoun is considered the hero of the flight after he put the attacker in a chokehold and dragged him out of the cockpit before returning and grabbing the plane’s controls.
A plane flying from Dubai to Israel has issued a distress call and transmitted a code indicating a possible hijacking, according to preliminary reports. The plane has reportedly landed in Saudi Arabia. The aircraft, reportedly operating as FlyDubai flight FZ1073, is a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered as …
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel has landed in Saudi Arabia after an altercation between its pilots led to a hijacking alert, according to Israeli media. Israeli media reported that one pilot is suspected of putting the aircraft into a rapid dive before the other stopped him during a struggle.
By Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — A “violent incident” between two pilots caused a FlyDubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv to divert to Saudi Arabia, sources have told CNN. The aircraft descended 17,400 feet – from 34,000 to around 16,600 feet – over northwestern Saudi Arabia in …
By Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — A “violent incident” between two pilots caused a Flydubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv to divert to Saudi Arabia, sources have told CNN. The aircraft descended 17,400 feet – from 34,000 to around 16,600 feet – over northwestern Saudi Arabia in …
By Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — A FlyDubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia, after the pilot made an emergency broadcast, sources have told CNN. An Israeli official said the incident was not a hijacking, adding that they understood it to be an interna…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash to aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis. Passengers and crew staged a dramatic intervention to subdue the attacker and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Passengers on a plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv say they wrestled with the copilot who stabbed the captain as the plane dove sharply before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, It was not clear what had motivated the attack. Aviation experts are marveling that the plane didn’t crash.
A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes
Hijacking ruled out as flydubai flight to Tel Aviv lands at Saudi airport –Plane sends 7500 code, meaning a hijacking or unlawful interference, leading to scrambling of Israeli warplanes; reports that the cause was an altercation between pilots | 30 Sep 2026 | The flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel A…
With 100 Israeli nationals among the 174 passengers, the country's security agencies initially feared the plane had been hijacked, according to a report.
Israeli authorities feared that a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had been hijacked after the aircraft transmitted a distress code, but the airline confirmed that a conflict had broken out between the pilots in the cockpit.
A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes.
A flight operated by FlyDubai from Dubai International to Tel Aviv was forced to divert to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning for an unscheduled landing following what the airline called “an incident while en route” to Israel.
An Israel-bound FlyDubai passenger plane was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a fight broke out between its two pilots, according to Israeli media. The plane transmitted an emergency signal shortly after takeoff, briefly raising fears that it may have been hijacked.
A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia Wednesday morning after an incident took place between the pilots inside the cockpit.
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