Reuters
• Lucy Craymer
New Zealand police said the co-pilot accused of stabbing his captain in an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai aircraft completed part of his flight training in the country seven years ago. He was there for training with a U.K.-based company, police said, without providing further details.
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New Zealand police said the co-pilot accused of stabbing his captain in an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai aircraft completed part of his flight training in the country seven years ago. He was there for training with a U.K.-based company, police said, without providing further details.
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