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Jewish News 24 · Sep 30, 2026

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The stabbed pilot of flydubai flight FZ 1073, who helped prevent its hijacking by the co-pilot, is Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who is based in Dubai, not an Emirati pilot as originally described by Israeli officials.

The stabbed pilot of flydubai flight FZ 1073, who helped prevent its hijacking by the co-pilot, is Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who is based in Dubai, not an Emirati pilot as originally described by Israeli officials.

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