Indian pilot Smit Machchhar to receive Israel’s top civilian award for ‘sheer bravery’: What does it recognize?
Indian pilot Smit Machchhar will receive Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism for his bravery during a mid-air emergency on Flydubai flight FZ1073. Israeli President Isaac Herzog praised Machchhar for averting a catastrophe after he was attacked by the co-pilot. Herzog will present the award once Machchhar recovers from his injuries in the UAE.