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Captain of flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked
"Immediately, my hand went to the knob that opens the door, and I screamed for my colleagues, screaming his name," Captain Smit Machchhar said on the attack.
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Kattash: 'There’s no reason to play in Dubai but not Tel Aviv. We want to return to normality'
Flydubai hired Omani pilot without background check despite extremist concerns - report
The Omani government had been monitoring al-Hamami during his tenure with Oman Air - the airline where he had previously worked - and discovered that he had visited extremist websites.
Libra travel insurance coverage for affected flydubai passengers to be extended for free
Israeli carriers have stepped in to provide repatriation flights for stranded passengers; the first, operated by Arkia, landed in Israel on Saturday.
Flydubai co-pilot was banned from flying in Oman after showing 'radical ideological views' - report
The report follows comments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the attempted hijacking, saying that the hijacker underwent radical Islamist indoctrination and was clearly suicidal.
UAE source criticizes Israel's use of 'rescue flights' after flydubai incident
A UAE source criticized Israel's description of flights from the Emirates as 'rescue flights,' saying the UAE agreed to additional security measures, but Israel rejected revised flydubai procedures.
Ambassador to UAE says flydubai incident didn't weaken Israel-Emirati relations - interview
“Of course there is concern," Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Yossi Shelley told The Jerusalem Post, adding that the incident showed the strength of the Abraham Accords.
Omani flydubai hijacking suspect held no second nationality, sources say – exclusive
Sources with knowledge of the investigation also disputed claims that the Israel-UAE aviation agreement limits pilots to nationals of countries with diplomatic ties to Israel.
First Arkia repatriation flight lands in Israel after returning from Dubai
The first repatriation flight landed in Dubai to return stranded Israelis after the first rescue flight's landing permission was revoked by UAE authorities.
'The cockpit was empty': Israeli recounts fight to survive flydubai attempted hijacking - exclusive
At a beachfront hotel in Tel Aviv, Tal reconstructs the moment he had to get two additional pilots to the controls, the efforts to secure the aircraft and the moment he thought about his children.
Nearly $80,000 raised for wounded flydubai pilot
A GoFundMe campaign organized by Jewish Breaking News raised more than $73,000 toward a $130,000 goal for flydubai Capt. Smit Machchhar.
Watchdogs uncovered conspiracy theories blaming Israel for staging flydubai incident
Within an hour of the attempted hijacking of a flydubai headed for Tel Aviv, conspiracy theories began circulating online positing that Netanyahu and the Mossad staged the incident.
