{
  "id": 11382932,
  "title": "PM Modi speaks to flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar after cockpit attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pm-modi-speaks-to-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-after-cockpit-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/pm-modi-speaks-to-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-after-cockpit-attack-1.500695791"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Indian flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar, who was seriously injured after being attacked by his co-pilot during a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, and praised his courage during the mid-air crisis. During the conversation, Machchhar briefed Modi about the incident and what gave him the courage to respond despite being seriously wounded. The Prime Minister…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "‘There’s an extra pilot’, ‘sit down!’ Videos capture flydubai flight chaos after cockpit stabbing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/theres-an-extra-pilot-sit-down-videos-capture-flydubai-flight-chaos",
        "published": "2026-10-02T03:50:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'He Hit Me,' Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar Heard Saying In Fresh Video, Chaos Seen Aboard Flydubai Flight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/he-hit-me-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-heard-saying-in-fresh-video",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:10:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}