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President Isaac Herzog with six Israelis honoured for helping foil the attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. (Credit: Royan News English)
October 9, 2026, 12:30 pm
Israelis who foiled flydubai hijack attempt receive top bravery award
Six passengers honoured by President Herzog after stopping an armed co-pilot from taking control of a Tel Aviv-bound plane
By Annabel Sinclair
Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attempting to hijack an Israel-bound Flydubai flight. Photo Credit: LinkedIn
October 7, 2026, 3:25 pm
Flydubai hijack suspect trained as pilot in Britain
Omani co-pilot accused of trying to seize Israel-bound passenger jet attended major UK aviation academy
By Annabel Sinclair
Left) Hamam al-Hammami, the copilot who tried to bring down a flydubai flight to Israel in a terror attack on September 30, 2026, seen in an undated image from his recently deleted LinkedIn profile; al-Hammami seen after he was subdued and bound on the plane. (Channel 12 screenshot)
October 5, 2026, 4:34 pm
Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash flight 1073 into Tel Aviv, Israeli media reports
Investigators in UAE continue to question Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly said: 'I looked into which airline flies to Tel Aviv. That’s why I chose flydubai'
By Michelle Rosenberg
Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped save 174 people aboard a flight to Israel. Photo Credit: Embassy of India in Israel
October 5, 2026, 2:20 pm
Netanyahu invites hero Flydubai pilot to light Israel Independence Day torch
Captain Smit Machchhar and Indian PM Narendra Modi have been invited to take part in next May’s national ceremony
By Annabel Sinclair
Hamam al Hammami 
October 3, 2026, 6:00 pm
FlyDubai co-pilot who ‘nearly crashed jet’ studied at UK university
Omani national Hamam al Hammami has been named as the co-pilot who attacked the flight’s captain with the cockpit’s crash axe
By Jewish News Reporter
Injured pilot Captain Smit Machchhar speaks to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from hospital.
October 2, 2026, 1:37 pm
‘I was not going to let others die’: Hero pilot recalls saving Israeli passengers
Captain Smit Machchhar reveals how he fought to open the cockpit door despite being stabbed as his aircraft plunged
By Annabel Sinclair
Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped save 174 people aboard a flight to Israel. Photo Credit: Embassy of India in Israel
October 1, 2026, 12:45 pm
Meet the Indian hero pilot who saved 174 people on flight to Israel
Captain Smit Machchhar, stabbed by his co-pilot, has been praised by Modi and Netanyahu for preventing disaster
By Annabel Sinclair
Screenshot: Sky News-with James Murray
October 1, 2026, 10:18 am
Ministers looking at flight safety after cockpit stabbing on Israel-bound plane
Treasury minister James Murray: 'We are looking at this to make sure that we’re keeping people in Britain safe'
By JN Reporter
A flydubai passenger plane flies over Ben Gurion International Airport, central Israel, September 9, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 1, 2026, 9:58 am
Hijacking attempt puts spotlight on flydubai’s vital Israel air link
The government-owned airline launched regular flights to Ben-Gurion Airport shortly after the Emirates and Israel established relations
By Tomer Almagor JTA
The aircraft, travelling from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv carrying dozens of passengers, was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
September 30, 2026, 4:24 pm
British pilot ‘helped rescue Tel Aviv-bound plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit’
Passengers and crew subdued the alleged attacker as the FlyDubai plane dropped from 33,000 feet to 17,000 feet (10,000 metres to 5,100 metres) in about a minute
By Jewish News Reporter
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