{
  "id": 17587387,
  "title": "Revealed: Identities of flydubai pilots UAE honoured for landing FZ1073 after cockpit attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/revealed-identities-of-flydubai-pilots-uae-honoured-for-landing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T10:45:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/revealed-identities-of-flydubai-pilots-uae-honoured-for-landing-fz1073-after-cockpit-attack-1.500731629"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai: The identities of the flydubai pilots who landed the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight FZ1073 safely in Saudi Arabia after a cockpit attack have been revealed by media in their home countries. Fijian media named pilot Henson Steven, while South African media identified Rowan Tooth as the other pilot. Both pilots were travelling on the aircraft to operate its return flight. Additionally, Kenyan media identified two cabin crew members, David Kimotho and John Muchina, who were honoured by the UAE for their bravery during the incident. The UAE honoured the crew with the First Class Order of Zayed II, widely regarded as the country's second-highest civilian honour.",
  "summary": "Dubai: The two flydubai pilots who helped land the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight FZ1073 safely in Saudi Arabia after an alleged terror attack in the cockpit on September 30 have been identified by media in their home countries, after they were honoured by the UAE for their bravery last week. Fijian media have named one as Henson Steven, while South African media have named the other as Rowan Tooth. Both…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Off-duty pilots who saved flydubai plane revealed at UAE honor ceremony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/off-duty-pilots-who-saved-flydubai-plane-revealed-at-uae-honor",
        "published": "2026-10-31T22:24:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}