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Seriously wounded inside the cockpit of flydubai Flight FZ1073, Captain Smit Machchhar realised the aircraft was descending and forced himself towards the door release. That decision allowed others to enter the cockpit and intervene. Now the Mumbai-born pilot’s actions are drawing recognition from t
UAE investigators say the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 attacked Indian captain Smit Machchhar with a cockpit crash axe and tried to seize the aircraft controls in an attempted “terrorist act.” The investigation into motive and possible links remains ongoing.
Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar was seriously injured during a cockpit altercation on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight FZ1073, which plunged more than 14,000 feet before being diverted safely to Tabuk. Investigators have not yet established the co-pilot's motive.
Police seized 23 mobile phones, 37 SIM cards, 11 ATM cards and three laptops from a Windsor Hills duplex. Investigators estimate ₹7–8 crore moved through the alleged network each month and are probing contacts in Dubai and Sri Lanka, but the often-cited ₹100-crore figure represents estimated annual
