{
  "id": 11075898,
  "title": "Cockpit stabbing, a 14,000 feet drop, 'blood everywhere': How Indian pilot Smit Machchhar saved 174 lives on flydubai plane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/cockpit-stabbing-a-14-000-feet-drop-blood-everywhere-how-indian-pilot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T01:26:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cockpit-stabbing-a-14-000-feet-drop-blood-everywhere-how-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-saved-174-lives-on-flydubai-plane-101790816370547.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted after a disturbance in the cockpit. The co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain, an Indian national named Smit Machchhar, on Wednesday morning.\n\nAccording to a passenger, Yaniv Hayoun, Machchhar unlocked the cockpit door before losing consciousness. This allowed passengers and crew to overpower the attacker. Several passengers, including Israeli dentist Shota Musayev, provided first aid to Machchhar.\n\nThe incident occurred on flight FZ1073. There were 174 people on board, including Israeli citizens and other nationals. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Machchhar's bravery, saying he fought back, resisted, and enabled others to overpower the attacker, preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Netanyahu and Modi hail Indian flydubai pilot as hero",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/netanyahu-and-modi-hail-indian-flydubai-pilot-as-hero",
        "published": "2026-09-30T23:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Vaibhav Sooryavanshi only Indian athlete named in TIME’s 100 Rising Stars list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-only-indian-athlete-named-in-times-100-rising",
        "published": "2026-10-01T01:31:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Captain Smit Machchhar Is A HERO': PM Narendra Modi Hails Indian Flydubai Pilot For His Courage In Averting Major Mid-Air Tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/captain-smit-machchhar-is-a-hero-pm-narendra-modi-hails-indian",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:21:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Who is Smit Machchhar? ‘Hero’ Indian pilot who thwarted flydubai flight crash attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/who-is-smit-machchhar-hero-indian-pilot-who-thwarted-flydubai-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:47:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Indian PM hails 'hero' Flydubai pilot for averting disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indian-pm-hails-hero-flydubai-pilot-for-averting-disaster",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:32:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}