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• Herb Scribner
A flydubai 737 MAX survived an extreme descent after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot, according to passenger accounts. One passenger said he helped take control as the aircraft descended roughly 14,000 feet; a large section of the rudder was later found torn away, and passengers were brought safely to Tel Aviv.
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A flydubai 737 MAX survived an extreme descent after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot, according to passenger accounts. One passenger said he helped take control as the aircraft descended roughly 14,000 feet; a large section of the rudder was later found torn away, and passengers were brought safely to Tel Aviv.
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