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Indian pilot Smit Machchhar hero of flydubai hijack scare

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news24online.com11
www.indiatoday.in11
www.hindustantimes.com7
www.republicworld.com7
www.freepressjournal.in6
www.oneindia.com5
www.newsbytesapp.com5
www.dailyexcelsior.com4
www.thestatesman.com3
maharashtratimes.com3
otvkhabar.in3
www.thehindu.com3
www.greaterkashmir.com2
www.thelallantop.com1
www.boldsky.com1
thenationalbulletin.in1
www.nationalheraldindia.com1
globalkashmir.net1
www.etnownews.com1
www.timesnownews.com1
organiser.org1
www.mediaeyenews.com1

Articles

When (UTC)HeadlinePublisher
10-17 23:54Indian pilot recounts cockpit axe attack on flydubai flightwww.indiatoday.in
10-06 12:20Israel Was Ready To Shoot Down FlyDubai Plane After Cockpit Attack: Reportwww.oneindia.com
10-06 11:21FlyDubai Cockpit Attack: Israel Prepared To Shoot Down Plane With 150+ Israeliswww.oneindia.com
10-06 07:23Flydubai Crash Bid: US Claims Iran Link Amid Intelligence Contradictionswww.indiatoday.in
10-06 01:07Australia launches probe into FlyDubai co-pilot’s past, and other Mideast newswww.hindustantimes.com
10-06 00:37Knew he was the problem: JD Vance says Flydubai co-pilot should not have flownwww.indiatoday.in
10-05 22:47US Vice President Vance criticizes Flydubai after alleged cockpit attackwww.newsbytesapp.com
10-05 17:59Flydubai cockpit attack: Omani co-pilot allegedly planned July crash before joining airline ,What forced him to drop it in July?news24online.com
10-04 22:06Flydubai probe points to lone co-pilot in attack on Captain Machchharwww.indiatoday.in
10-04 14:31‘Not afraid of death’: Flydubai Omani co-pilot’s chilling confession after cockpit attack, wanted to deliberately crash planenews24online.com
10-04 07:01Flydubai attack: Reports identify co-pilot as Omani citizen, attacked Indian captain with crash axewww.greaterkashmir.com
10-04 01:49UAE Says Co-Pilot On Flydubai Plane That Nearly Crashed Attacked Captain With Cockpit’s Crash Axeglobalkashmir.net
10-03 22:25Captain Smit Machchhar opens cockpit after copilot attack, saves 174www.newsbytesapp.com
10-03 20:42Deadheading pilots save FlyDubai flight after cockpit attack, says passengerwww.indiatoday.in
10-03 18:44Omani co-pilot named in flydubai cockpit attack on Indian captainwww.indiatoday.in
10-03 18:14Al-Qaeda connection, Syria links, flight ban: What we know about Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot who attacked Capt Smit on flydubai flightnews24online.com
10-03 18:04Captain Smit Machchhar Recovering Well After Flydubai Cockpit Attackwww.mediaeyenews.com
10-03 17:02Flydubai co-pilot named as Captain Smit foils mid-air cockpit attackwww.indiatoday.in
10-03 15:48Omani Pilot identified : Hamam al-hammami ला Oman Air ने नाकारलं, मग flydubai ने pilot कसं बनवलं ?maharashtratimes.com
10-03 15:23Omani Pilot identified : Hamam al-hammami ला Oman Air ने नाकारलं, मग flydubai ने pilot कसं बनवलं ?maharashtratimes.com
10-03 15:00Flydubai Attack: Who is co-pilot Hamam Al-Hammami? Al Qaeda link, Syrian roots, LinkedIn profile reveal terror motivesorganiser.org
10-03 14:23ओमान में प्लेन उड़ाने से रोका गया, फिर Flydubai के कॉकपिट में कैसे घुसा Hamam al-Hammami?www.thelallantop.com
10-03 14:17Flydubai Horror: Omani pilot used ‘crash axe’ to stab captain Smit Machchhar in cockpit, UAE calls incident ‘terrorist attack’news24online.com
10-03 13:48FlyDubai co-pilot accused in axe attack was earlier barred over extremist viewswww.indiatoday.in
10-03 13:35Flydubai ‘terrorist attack’: UAE says co-pilot hit Indian pilot with crash axe, tried to seize Tel Aviv-bound jetwww.thestatesman.com
10-03 13:35Flydubai Co-Pilot Used Crash Axe in Terrorist Attack on Captain Smit Machchharwww.republicworld.com
10-02 12:37Five To Ten Seconds From Dying: Israeli Dentist Details Heroic Cockpit Struggle To Save FlyDubai Pilot Capt Smit Machchharwww.republicworld.com
10-02 12:25PM Modi speaks to flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchaarwww.dailyexcelsior.com
10-02 12:18PM Modi speaks to ‘hero’ Indian pilot Smit Machchhar after Flydubai cockpit stabbing, praises his couragenews24online.com
10-02 12:11Trump says Iran link possible as flydubai co-pilot is transferred to UAEwww.thehindu.com
10-02 09:55Trump warns Iran of ‘very hard’ response if Tehran linked to attack on Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar; Here’s what we know so farnews24online.com
10-02 09:26Virender Sehwag praises FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar for saving 174 livesnews24online.com
10-02 08:17Based on What Im Hearing, Yes: Trump Says Flydubai Co-Pilot Linked to Iranwww.republicworld.com
10-02 06:42Breaking: PM Modi speaks to Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped foil Flydubai crash attemptwww.etnownews.com
10-02 06:29R Madhavan, Vijay Deverakonda, Paresh Rawal praise flydubai hero Smit Machchharwww.indiatoday.in
10-02 04:56Based On What Im Hearing, Yes: Trump Links Flydubai Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar To Iranwww.republicworld.com
10-02 04:50Captain Smit Machchhar, The Pilot Who Would Not Give Up On A "Safe Landing"www.timesnownews.com
10-02 04:28Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar's extraordinary courage helped save lives: Naiduwww.dailyexcelsior.com
10-01 23:07Captain Smit Machchhar saves 174 after alleged co-pilot crash attemptwww.newsbytesapp.com
10-01 20:39Co-pilot attacks captain Smit Machchhar on Flydubai flight Sept 30www.newsbytesapp.com
10-01 20:25Flydubai co-pilot allegedly stabs captain Smit Machchhar, Netanyahu says radicalizedwww.newsbytesapp.com
10-01 20:14Suicidal And Islamist Radicalised: Netanyahu Shares Details Of Flydubai Co-Pilot Who Attacked Captain Smit Machchharwww.republicworld.com
10-01 17:16Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar? The Pilot Who Fought Back Mid-Air on Flydubai FZ1073www.boldsky.com
10-01 16:17Captain Smit Machchhar health update: Flydubai hero pilot stable, undergoing treatment at Saudi hospitalwww.thestatesman.com
10-01 13:48'Super Proud Of Our Mumbai Son': Devendra Fadnavis Praises Flydubai Pilot Captain Smit Machchhar For Averting Flight Attackwww.freepressjournal.in
10-01 12:30Who Is The Omani Co-Pilot Who Attacked Captain Smit Machchhar In Flydubai Cockpit? All You Need To Knowwww.freepressjournal.in
10-01 12:14Flydubai horror: Not knife but ‘crash axe’ was used to attack Indian pilot Smit Machchhar; What is it and why is it kept inside cockpit?news24online.com
10-01 12:02What Weapon Did Flydubai's Omani Pilot Use To Attack Indian Captain Smit Machchhar?www.freepressjournal.in
10-01 11:46'Prevented 9/11-type tragedy': PM Modi praises flydubai Indian pilot Captain Smit's couragewww.hindustantimes.com
10-01 11:03Flydubai mid-air attack: How injured Captain Smit Machchhar opened locked cockpit door after being stabbed by co-pilotnews24online.com
10-01 10:37Iran behind flydubai co-pilot's stabbing attack, alleged crash attempt? Netanyahu vows to 'get to the root’www.hindustantimes.com
10-01 08:57PM Modi Hails Pilot Smit Machchhar As 'Hero' For Saving Flydubai Flight From Crashwww.dailyexcelsior.com
10-01 08:12‘Captain Smit Machchhar Is A HERO’: PM Modi Praises Indian Pilot Who Helped Save Lives After Flydubai Scarewww.oneindia.com
10-01 08:11Smit Machchhar : मुंबईकर स्मित मच्छार ठरले 'हवाई हिरो', हल्लेखोर सहवैमानिकाला 'आस्मान' दाखवलं, 9750 तास हवाई उड्डाणाचा अनुभवmaharashtratimes.com
10-01 08:02PM Modi hails pilot Smit Machchhar as 'hero' for saving flydubai flight from crashwww.greaterkashmir.com
10-01 07:51'Captain Smit Machchhar Is A HERO': PM Narendra Modi Hails Indian Flydubai Pilot For His Courage In Averting Major Mid-Air Tragedywww.freepressjournal.in
10-01 07:47India is proud of Captain: PM Modi Hails Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchhar As ‘Hero’ After Mid-Air Attackwww.republicworld.com
10-01 07:06Flydubai Horror: Stabbed by co-pilot mid-flight, Indian captain Smit Machchhar’s quick action saves 174 lives on Dubai-Tel Aviv flightnews24online.com
10-01 06:56Cockpit stabbing, a 14,000 feet drop, 'blood everywhere': How Indian pilot Smit Machchhar saved 174 lives on flydubai planewww.hindustantimes.com
10-01 00:13Pilot stabbed, jet plunges 14,000ft: How flydubai passengers stopped horror in airwww.indiatoday.in
09-30 23:17Pilots Fight Mid-Air, Plane Drops 17,400 Feet in Two Minutes | Manmath Routray Reactsotvkhabar.in
09-30 22:24Watch: Israeli passenger recounts moments when pilot tried to crash flydubai flightwww.thehindu.com
09-30 22:10Pilot Attacked, Plane Plunges 17,400 Ft: How Passengers, Pilots & Crew Saved 180 Lives Aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073www.freepressjournal.in
09-30 21:04Who is Smit Machchhar? Indian pilot who emerged as flydubai flight hero amid 9/11 like attack fears, know what happened on FZ1073news24online.com
09-30 20:59Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai captain stabbed by co-pilot identified as Indian national Smit Machchharwww.thestatesman.com
09-30 20:56Who was Guy Kapulnik? Israeli actor and pilot dies in California plane crashwww.hindustantimes.com
09-30 20:52Flydubai Co-Pilot Who Tried to Crash Plane Arrested; Passengers Prevented Major Disaster: Israel PM Netanyahuwww.republicworld.com
09-30 20:26Netanyahu Says Flydubai Pilot Stabbed Co-Pilot, Tried To Crash Plane; Passengers Intervenedwww.oneindia.com
09-30 20:26Special Story: Pilots Fight Mid-Air? Flydubai Plane Plummets 17,400 Feet in Two Minutesotvkhabar.in
09-30 20:09Flydubai Horror At 17,000 Feet: ମଝି ଆକାଶରେ ପାଇଲଟ୍-କୋପାଇଲଟ୍ ମାରପିଟ୍, ୧୭ ହଜାର ଫୁଟ୍ ତଳକୁ ଖସିଲା ବିମାନotvkhabar.in
09-30 20:05Indian-origin pilot allegedly stopped co-pilot from crashing flydubai plane: Reportwww.nationalheraldindia.com
09-30 19:59Indian captain Smit Machchhar identified as pilot stabbed on Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia: Sourceswww.indiatoday.in
09-30 19:54Pilot attacked in flydubai altercation Indian, say sourceswww.thehindu.com
09-30 19:38Who Is Capt Smit Machchhar? Indian-Origin Pilot Emerges As Hero Of Flydubai Mid-Air Emergencywww.freepressjournal.in
09-30 19:32Flydubai FZ1073 Horror: Attacker Pilot Arrested, Netanyahu Says He ‘Apparently Tried To Crash’ Planewww.oneindia.com
09-30 19:23flydubai incident LIVE: Saudi arrests FZ1073 pilot who ‘tried to crash plane’, stabbed Indian co-pilotwww.hindustantimes.com
09-30 19:21Indian Captain Fought With Co-Pilot During Flydubai Incident: Media Reportwww.dailyexcelsior.com
09-30 19:10Flydubai Pilot Stabbed Mid-Air Was Indian National, Had Earlier Worked With SpiceJetthenationalbulletin.in
09-30 19:03Stabbed flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar is Indian national, worked with SpiceJet earlierwww.hindustantimes.com

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