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New York Times • Mujib Mashal

Flydubai captain injured in reported cockpit stabbing, prevents potential crash and saves 174 lives

Captain Smit Machchhar is being hailed by Indian, Israeli and U.S. leaders after reportedly thwarting an attempted crash on flydubai flight FZ1073 to Tel Aviv. Despite being seriously injured after an alleged attack by his co-pilot, Machchhar enabled passengers to enter the cockpit and force an emergency landing in Dubai.

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Netanyahu hails Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for foiling crash attempt

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2026-09-30T22:49:47.540788-07:00
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Bloomberg • Harry Suhartono, Norman Harsono

Garuda Turns to Share Sale as Fuel Eats Into $1.4 Billion Rescue

By Bloomberg: Flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia’s finances deteriorated further just months after a $1.4 billion rescue by sovereign wealth fund Danantara, as surging fuel costs wiped out its remaining equity and added urgency to another share sale to shore up its finances.

2026-09-30T20:49:56.218375-07:00
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Reuters • Alexander Cornwell, Joanna Plucinska

Israel to tighten pilot security checks after alleged flydubai cockpit attack

By Reuters: Israel is ​set to ramp up security checks on pilots flying into the country, a spokesperson for the prime minister's office said, after it said a co-pilot ‌on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv had stabbed the pilot and attempted to crash the plane.

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