{
  "id": 11086063,
  "title": "Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar? The flydubai Hero Pilot Who Saved 180 Lives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/who-is-captain-smit-machchhar-the-flydubai-hero-pilot-who-saved-180",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:16:05.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/flydubai-incident-who-is-captain-smit-machchhar-the-flydubai-hero-pilot-who-saved-180-lives-12122892"
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  "summary": "Flydubai Flight News: Captain Machchhar has been working with flydubai for four years.",
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Israel to expand security checks on pilots after flydubai airplane attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/israel-to-expand-security-checks-on-pilots-after-flydubai-airplane",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:26:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "flydubai suspends flights to Israel after FZ1073 'security incident'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-suspends-flights-to-israel-after-fz1073-security-incident",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Flydubai says flights to and from Israel will be suspended while the investigation continues",
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        "published": "2026-09-30T20:19:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Flydubai flights to Israel suspended amid investigation into attempted hijacking, airline says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/flydubai-flights-to-israel-suspended-amid-investigation-into",
        "published": "2026-09-30T20:26:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "What to know about the terrifying flydubai flight bound for Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/what-to-know-about-the-terrifying-flydubai-flight-bound-for-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-30T22:12:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar hailed hero for averting disaster on Israel flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-hailed-hero-for-averting-disaster-on",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:45:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"Showed Immense Courage\": PM Modi Praises flydubai's Pilot Smit Machchhar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/showed-immense-courage-pm-modi-praises-flydubais-pilot-smit-machchhar",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:06:38.000Z"
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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."
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