Israel’s Transportation Ministry says it does not conduct background checks on foreign pilots and cannot guarantee flights are fully safe. The admission comes after an Omani co-pilot allegedly ...

A middle east official tells NBC News that the co-pilot who stabbed the flight’s captain had planned to fly the plane into Tel Aviv’s airport before heroic ...

Early indications suggest the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and trying to seize control of an Israel-bound plane was a ‘lone wolf’ acting alone, rather than as part of a larger ...

The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian pilot Smit Machchhar during a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv has reportedly been identified as 29-year-old Hamam Al-Hammami. New reports have brought ...

Health screenings and criminal background checks may go only so far in identifying pilots who have become radicalized or try to hide their mental health issues, experts said. By Michael Levenson The ...

Does a real "leaked video" show an argument between FlyDubai pilots? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool assessed the clip and concluded that it was 95.8% "Likely to be AI-generated," while the ...

The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel has described how he struggled to open the cockpit door while being attacked. Captain Smit Machchhar held a video call ...

FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar recounted the harrowing moments when he was allegedly attacked by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv this week, telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra ...

The pilot that was stabbed during the suspected terror attack on a Flydubai plane is speaking out for the first time about his desperate decision to fight back and ...

Does a video show passengers of FlyDubai flight FZ1073 to Tel Aviv celebrating on board with a big speaker after the hijacking attempt on Sept. 30, 2026? No, that's not true: The footage is from ...

New footage shows the injured Flydubai captain after Wednesday’s terrifying cockpit confrontation. Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar has emerged in new footage after surviving a terrifying cockpit ...

CNN's Jeremy Diamond speaks with Dr. Shota Musaev, a passenger who says he and others helped restrain the attacker and aid a wounded pilot after the Flydubai aircraft rapidly lost altitude during the ...