{
  "id": 11640550,
  "title": "flydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Pilot With Cockpit's Crash Axe In 'Terrorist Attack': UAE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/flydubai-co-pilot-attacked-pilot-with-cockpits-crash-axe-in-terrorist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:02:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/flydubai-co-pilot-attacked-captain-smit-machchhar-with-cockpits-crash-axe-12132953"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Under international aviation regulations, a crash axe is mandatory in every commercial airliner and is kept in the cockpit for use during emergencies such as crashes.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out ‘terrorist act’, attacked captain with cockpit axe, UAE says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/flydubai-co-pilot-tried-to-carry-out-terrorist-act-attacked-captain",
        "published": "2026-10-03T07:43:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Flydubai flight FZ1073 co-pilot attacked Indian captain with an axe, UAE probe finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/flydubai-flight-fz1073-co-pilot-attacked-indian-captain-with-an-axe",
        "published": "2026-10-03T08:55:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in “terrorist” act",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/uae-says-flydubai-co-pilot-attacked-captain-with-axe-in-terrorist-act",
        "published": "2026-10-03T09:27:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}