{
  "id": 11174428,
  "title": "‘Never Heard Or Seen Such Incident In 50 Years’: Federation Of Indian Pilots Chief Reacts To Attack On Captain Smit Machchhar Aboard Flydubai Flight| VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/never-heard-or-seen-such-incident-in-50-years-federation-of-indian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:34:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/never-heard-or-seen-such-incident-in-50-years-federation-of-indian-pilots-chief-reacts-to-attack-on-captain-smit-machchhar-aboard-flydubai-flight-video-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Federation of Indian Pilots president Captain C.S. Randhawa expressed severe concern on Thursday over the reported assault on FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Randhawa stated he had never encountered such an incident during his extensive 50-year career in aviation. The alleged attack on the captain endangered the lives of passengers on board, potentially turning the aircraft incident into an accident according to ICAO protocols. The damaged aircraft and code 7700 emergency transmission confirmed the seriousness of the situation.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) president Captain C.S. Randhawa on Thursday described the reported attack on Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a flydubai flight as 'extremely serious', saying he had never encountered such an incident during his nearly five-decade aviation career. Speaking to reporters, Randhawa said the alleged attack on the captain had potentially put the lives of…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Why Were 4 Pilots Aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073? How Extra Crew Helped After Smit Machchhar Was Stabbed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/why-were-4-pilots-aboard-flydubai-flight-fz1073-how-extra-crew-helped",
        "published": "2026-10-01T10:59:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "How was the Flydubai pilot who attacked his co-pilot cleared to fly?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/how-was-the-flydubai-pilot-who-attacked-his-co-pilot-cleared-to-fly",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:50:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "U.A.E. announces investigation into FlyDubai incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/u-a-e-announces-investigation-into-flydubai-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:09:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Flydubai incident: Was Smit Machchhar attacked with a knife or crash axe?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-incident-was-smit-machchhar-attacked-with-a-knife-or-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:14:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Man who helped subdue pilot in FlyDubai cockpit incident speaks out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/man-who-helped-subdue-pilot-in-flydubai-cockpit-incident-speaks-out",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:48:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}