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• Joanna Plucinska, Julia Payne
Airline executives say safety standards remain high after a flydubai co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with an axe last week in an attempt to crash the aircraft. They acknowledged, however, that safeguards cannot fully prevent a rogue pilot from acting against the crew or aircraft.
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