{
  "id": 11096793,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T02:47:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-smit-machchhar-hero-indian-pilot-from-mumbai-saved-lives-on-flydubai-flight-to-israel-despite-being-stabbed-101790820714090.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Smit Machchhar underwent surgery and remains stable, while the other pilot, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was arrested by Saudi authorities.",
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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": "Hindustan Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-01T01:26:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}