Flydubai pilot who fought off co-pilot, got stabbed, saved plane was Indian
Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, was stabbed by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Despite the attack, Machchhar successfully landed the Boeing 737, carrying 174 passengers, in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The co-pilot, identified as Omani, was arrested, and Machchhar was hospitalized; his health status remains unclear.