{
  "id": 11360242,
  "title": "Flydubai hijack attempt: Indian pilot Smit Machchhar hailed as ‘true hero’; friend says ‘He’s taught us courage’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-hijack-attempt-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-hailed-as-true",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:50:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/flydubai-hijack-attempt-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-hailed-as-true-hero-friend-says-he-s-taught-us-courage-11790915587009.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a ‘true hero’ after a pilot attacked and stabbed him in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. His friend and fellow pilot Dharav Gosalia recalled Machchhar’s training, discipline and experience, saying: 'Smit has taught us courage.'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}