UAE says FlyDubai copilot tried to seize control of flight to Tel Aviv
The United Arab Emirates says it is investigating a serious incident on a FlyDubai passenger flight that was heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv. According to officials, the copilot allegedly attacked the captain with an emergency axe and tried to take control of the aircraft. The plane was carrying more than 170 passengers and crew when the incident took place on Wednesday.Officials said passengers and crew managed to restrain the copilot before the situation escalated further. A reserve pilot who was on board then took control and landed the aircraft at Tabuk airport in north-west Saudi Arabia, where the copilot... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Oct 2026 21:30 LONDON
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FlyDubai flight stabbing triggers UAE probe after emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
An Israel-bound FlyDubai aircraft carrying 174 people made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot mid-flight. The incident has triggered a formal investigation in the United Arab Emirates, where the two men have since been transferred. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also warned that any country or organisation found responsible would pay a very heavy price.Netanyahu said the attacker had undergone Islamist radicalisation, but he did not provide evidence for that claim. He said investigators were examining whether the co-pilot had been sent by anyone, while also saying the motive remained unclear. The airline... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 15:32 LONDON
Trump threatens Iran over flydubai attack link as UAE probe widens
US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would be hit very hard if it is found to be linked to the attack on a flydubai flight to Israel. He made the comments as investigators in the United Arab Emirates continued to examine whether the incident involved terrorism, after passengers helped stop the aircraft from crashing and it made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The flight later carried its mostly Israeli passengers on to Israel.Trump told reporters at the White House that, based on what he was hearing, the answer to whether Iran was involved was yes, while stressing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 07:59 LONDON
Flydubai co-pilot allegedly stabs captain in mid-air incident over Saudi Arabia
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced into an emergency response after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain during the journey, according to the supplied report. The aircraft was carrying more than 170 people when the incident unfolded on Wednesday morning. The plane later landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after passengers and crew intervened.The report says the aircraft descended rapidly, dropping to about half its altitude within a minute as it approached Jordanian airspace. It also emitted an emergency distress signal during the incident. A second pilot on board then took control and completed the landing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Oct 2026 17:00 LONDON
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