'I was fighting for my life': Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack
Middle East2 sources1 country🔦 Under-reported45m ago
Capt. Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot flying a FlyDubai aircraft, survived a cockpit attack by his co-pilot, who stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. Machchhar fought off the attacker and managed to save the 182 passengers and crew on board as the aircraft nosedived.
Following the incident, Machchhar has been hailed as a hero and is currently recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital. The details of the struggle emerged when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the pilot via a video call, which was subsequently released by the prime minister's office on Friday.
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The Hill (US)Focuses on the political interaction with Prime Minister Modi and passenger safety numbers
KSL (Salt Lake City, US)Emphasizes the pilot's current medical recovery in Abu Dhabi and the aircraft's nosedive
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