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Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight today, spoke on a podcast about a year ago: “When we’re up there and something happens, who’s going to save you? You’ll be lucky if there’s a doctor on the plane, but if not, the flight... show more

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Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is being hailed a hero after his co-pilot allegedly stabbed him mid-air in a bid to crash a flydubai flight carrying 174 people. The injured pilot managed to open the cockpit door, after which passengers overpowered the co-pilot

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VIDEO | Visuals from Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar's residence in Mumbai. Captain Smit Machchhar, piloting a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, reportedly fought off his co-pilot who allegedly attempted to crash the aircraft. The flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, with all 174 people onboard reportedly safe. (Full video available on PTI Videos - #Mumbai #SmitMachchhar

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ONE YEAR AGO, Captain Smit Machchhar was asked what's a bigger high: A smooth landing, or an on-time arrival? His answer: "None. Safe. You don't have to think about on time. They've hired other people to take care of that." "A positive landing. Safe landing where I'm supposed to land. If it turns out smooth, perfect." Today, stabbed by his co-pilot, he still got the cockpit door open so passengers could stop the hijacking. He saved the lives of all 174 passengers, and they had a safe landing. Thank you, Captain Machchhar.

ONE YEAR AGO, Captain Smit Machchhar was asked what's a bigger high: A smooth landing, or an on-time arrival? His answer: "None. Safe. You don't have to think about on time. They've hired other people to take care of that." "A positive landing. Safe landing where I'm supposed to land. If it turns out smooth, perfect." Today, stabbed by his co-pilot, he still got the cockpit door open so passengers could stop the hijacking. He saved the lives of all 174 passengers, and they had a safe landing. Thank you, Captain Machchhar.

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NOW: Passengers have arrived safely at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel after HEROIC Indian captain Smit Machchhar fought back — opening the flight deck door so help could get in — while covered in blood after being stabbed by the Omani First Officer, who attempted to crash Flydubai FZ1073 into the ground. Fox News: “The New York Post is identifying that hero pilot. They say he's an Indian national… Smit Machchhar… he's got nearly 10,000 hours in the air. He was credited with averting a possible terror attack on Tuesday. And he was the first one that alerted the crew and passengers aboard the plane that he needed help in the cockpit.”

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🚨 JUST IN: President Trump PRAISES HERO FlyDubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and the Israeli man who stormed the cockpit, SAVING the plane from a hijacking and terror attack "He took the stick and LEVELED OUT THE PLANE BEFORE IT CRASHED." "He RIPPED this guy out of the seat, threw him back, the passengers grabbed him!" 👏🏻 "A terrorist...he st*bbed the pilot...the pilot in bad shape had the sense to, amazing, a hero, to open the door!" Absolutely incredible. EVERYONE in that plane was going to be dead if those heroes did not spring into action Islamist terrorism is a HUGE ISSUE!

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🚨 WOW!! In an INCREDIBLE revelation, hero FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar — after being st*bbed by the Omani terrorist — CLICKED OPEN the cockpit door, despite his injuries lying on the floor covered in BL00D THAT'S how crew were able to step in and save the Israel-bound flight from being crashed. Then it landed safely in Saudi Arabia GOD BLESS THIS HERO 🙏🏻 Machchhar has nearly 10K hours in the air, per NYP. Graphic images are circulating of Machchhar brutally injured and fighting for his life. But he saved the ENTIRE PLANE

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A PILOT ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO KILL THE CAPTAIN MID-FLIGHT. Flight FZ1073 was headed from Dubai to Tel Aviv. One passenger told Fox News the co-pilot stabbed the captain, and the captain collapsed onto the controls. The plane dropped from 33,000 feet to 17,000, circled erratically, and Israel had to scramble fighter jets because it looked like a hijacking. Passengers jumped in, and it sounds like other pilots on board helped get that plane down safely in Saudi Arabia. Those people are heroes. Now we need answers fast. Who was this co-pilot, and why was he in that cockpit? A plane full of people bound for Israel almost went down, and nobody should be shrugging this off.

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Netanyahu: The pilot who stabbed his colleague during a Flydubai flight has been arrested by Saudi authorities, who are interrogating him Israeli prime minister said that one of the Israeli passengers, together with a crew member, managed to break into the cockpit and subdue the attacker. After that, another crew member stabilized the plane. “They saved many lives and prevented a terrible disaster,” Netanyahu said.

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ONE YEAR AGO, hero Captain Smit Machchhar was asked if he's ever had to give 110% when flying. He told a story about an approach to Mykonos, Greece that was extremely difficult due to wind shear. He said that it required him to give 200%. Given that he just got stabbed while saving the lives of 174 people, it looks like he has a new story where he gave a lot more than 200%. Thank you, Captain Machchhar.

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