{
  "id": 11179491,
  "title": "FlyDubai attack: Hero Captain Smit Machchhar to be honoured with Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/flydubai-attack-hero-captain-smit-machchhar-to-be-honoured-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:34:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/flydubai-attack-hero-captain-smit-machchhar-to-be-honoured-with-vishisht-gujarat-garima-award-11790849869674.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Captain Smit Machchhar who thwarted his co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash a Flydubai flight, will be honoured by Gujarat government. The hero captain is being airlifted to Dubai for treatment as he was stabbed by the attacker, as per the latest update by ANI.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Who is Smit Machchhar, the Indian FlyDubai captain stabbed during mid-air cockpit clash?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/who-is-smit-machchhar-the-indian-flydubai-captain-stabbed-during-mid",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:59:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Indian Flydubai pilot praised after disaster averted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indian-flydubai-pilot-praised-after-disaster-averted",
        "published": "2026-10-01T05:01:56.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}