{
  "id": 11437089,
  "title": "Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls Flydubai cockpit attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/indian-pilot-hailed-as-hero-recalls-flydubai-cockpit-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:14:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3369612/indian-pilot-hailed-hero-recalls-flydubai-cockpit-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a Flydubai flight described on Friday how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent. Captain Smit Machchhar, recovering in an Abu Dhabi hospital, told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a televised video call that he knew he had to get back on his feet to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "PM Modi speaks to Indian pilot Smit Machchhar who was stabbed on flydubai plane",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pm-modi-speaks-to-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-who-was-stabbed-on",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:54:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "I opened cockpit door of plane while being attacked, Indian pilot tells Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/i-opened-cockpit-door-of-plane-while-being-attacked-indian-pilot",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:20:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Indian flydubai pilot who opened cockpit door shares story with Prime Minister Narendra Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/indian-flydubai-pilot-who-opened-cockpit-door-shares-story-with-prime",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:36:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Indian pilot tells PM Modi he opened flydubai cockpit door during attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/indian-pilot-tells-pm-modi-he-opened-flydubai-cockpit-door-during",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:46:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Dubai-Tel Aviv flight: Indian pilot reveals how he saved passengers after attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/dubai-tel-aviv-flight-indian-pilot-reveals-how-he-saved-passengers",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:22:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "FlyDubai pilot tells his survival story in emotional call with Indian leader",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/flydubai-pilot-tells-his-survival-story-in-emotional-call-with-indian",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Indian Pilot Stabbed on FlyDubai Flight Recalls Sudden Attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/indian-pilot-stabbed-on-flydubai-flight-recalls-sudden-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:09:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}