FlyDubai Incident: Pilot was stabbed on flight to Israel - diverted to Saudi Arabia

[Mujahid]

WTF, that pilot had a titanium skull. To survive a axe attack

Because only banana can harm such lot..

 

[KingQamaR]

This aeroplane drama looks like something out of Bollywood.

 

[KingQamaR]

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Netanyahu is desperate. The whole plot is so nonsensical.

 

[Hakwa Nadro]

BREAKING NEWS:​

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UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attempted to carry out terrorist attack​

UpdateA FlyDubai plane carrying Israeli passengers, who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel on Sept. 30, 2026. (AP)
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UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attempted to carry out terrorist attack

UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attempted to carry out terrorist attack

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Updated 3 October 2026 08:50
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• Anwar Gargash, a UAE diplomatic adviser, emphasized the need for a firm stance against extremism, highlighting the ongoing struggle in the region
• Gargash warned that recent terrorist operations serve as reminders that the conflict with extremism is far from over

DUBAI: The UAE’s Federal Prosecutor Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi said investigations into FlyDubai flight FZ1073 found that the co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist attack.

In a statement carried by WAM News Agency, Al-Shamsi said the co-pilot launched his plan during the flight, assaulting the captain inside the cockpit with a crash axe and attempting to take control of the aircraft.

Investigations are continuing to establish the full circumstances and motives behind the incident, as well as any related connections. Authorities are also completing technical examinations and analyzing physical and digital evidence, with final findings to be announced once the investigation is concluded.

A FlyDubai spokesperson said that the circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation.

Dubai crown prince visits Indian hero pilot

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai, visits FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar at the hospital, whom he described as the embodiment of “the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life.”

Images shared on social media showed Sheikh Hamdan by Machchhar’s hospital bedside, with one image showing the Dubai crown prince kissing the Indian hero pilot on the head.


Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of UAE, in a social media post said that the “region’s struggle with extremism persists, and justifying terrorism through hate speech is part of the danger, not its margins.

“The latest terrorist operation is a new warning that the confrontation has not ended.”

Gargash also stressed the importance of the UAE’s early and firm stance of non-tolerance “for extremism and no leniency toward its discourse, for security begins with confronting hate and drying up the sources of extremism.”

UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attempted to carry out terrorist attack

UAE says FlyDubai co-pilot attempted to carry out terrorist attack

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@Musings , read this.

Epstein ties are working like magic

 

[Hakwa Nadro]

As per Chatgpt
Reuters' reconstruction using a flight simulator found that the sudden descent would have produced significant negative G-forces. An unrestrained passenger could actually be lifted from their seat. The simulator reconstruction also indicated that the autopilot disconnected before the plunge and that the aircraft accelerated very rapidly.
anyone has access to this simulation report please share

 

[Hakwa Nadro]

There are several factual questions that remain open:

1. Why was an Omani pilot who was reportedly removed from flying duties allowed to fly an Israel-bound flight?
2. How did the airline's security/vetting process deal with his previous history?
3. Why did the aircraft experience such an extraordinary sequence of dives, climbs and another dive?
4. What exactly happened inside the cockpit immediately before the first descent?
5. Why did the aircraft transmit 7700 and subsequently 7500?
6. Who were the additional qualified pilots aboard and why were they travelling on that particular flight? The airline says they were Flydubai personnel travelling as passengers, which is plausible and apparently routine, but the precise circumstances remain worth documenting.
7. What will the physical and digital evidence show about the co-pilot's motive and communications? The UAE investigation specifically says it is examining this.

 

[Hussain]

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Translated from Arabic
What You Won't Hear About the "Flydubai" IncidentAlongside Netanyahu's need for this incident to exploit it electorally .. there is a dimension more complex than you imagine .. the "Flydubai" incident is not a security breach that will be closed after the investigation. It is the cover that #Mohammed_bin_Zayed needed to pass what he cannot announce explicitly to Emiratis and Arabs: expanding Israeli security influence inside airports, airlines, and sensitive agencies.

Follow what will happen in the coming days .. demands will begin under a reasonable title: protecting flights heading to #Israel and preventing the incident from recurring. Tel Aviv will request knowing the identity of every pilot and employee working on these flights, reviewing their record, movements, and communications, and participating in their security evaluation before allowing them to approach any aircraft carrying Israelis.

Then the matter expands. From scrutinizing flight crews to participating in vetting all workers inside Emirati airports. Then reaching pilot and employee databases, residents, and travelers, and linking them to surveillance systems, facial recognition, and Israeli watchlists.

At that point, #Israel will not have sent a team to assist in a one-off investigation. It will have placed a permanent eye inside the UAE's most sovereign facilities, and become a partner in determining who works, who travels, who enters sensitive areas, and who deserves surveillance.

And it won't stop at airports. If it's said that the threat came from "extremism" undetected by Emirati checks, mechanisms for hiring, residencies, and visas will be reviewed, then communications, digital accounts, financial transfers, and social relations will be monitored. The pretext stretches from protecting a plane to vetting an entire society.

#Mohammed_bin_Zayed doesn't mind. On the contrary, he needs this crisis to justify having Israeli experts inside airports, linking databases, expanding information sharing, and granting Mossad and Shin Bet a role that goes beyond protecting flights to surveilling the state itself.

The incident gives him the perfect cover. He can say that the new measures were imposed to protect passengers and prevent terrorism, that Israel's participation is a technical necessity and not a political decision, and that handing over information is part of an international investigation, not a sovereignty concession.

And in the shadows, he finds personal benefit. Israeli agencies can help him track his opponents, vet the loyalty of employees inside state institutions, monitor residents, and detect any dissent within the army, aviation, or security apparatus regarding his alliance with Tel Aviv—as well as providing protection for a secure power transition to his son Khaled in the face of Uncle Tahnoon.

The deal is clear: #Israel grants Mohammed_bin_Zayed additional tools to protect his rule, and he grants it unprecedented access to data on Emiratis, residents, and the state's security infrastructure.

The relationship began under the banner of economic cooperation, then Israel entered defense systems, surveillance, and cybersecurity. And today, the "Flydubai" incident gives it the justification to shift from protecting UAE skies to vetting who moves beneath those skies.

Israel won't say it wants control over UAE security. It will say it wants to protect its citizens.

And #Mohammed_bin_Zayed won't say he handed over his state's databases. He will say he closed a security breach.

But the breach itself is the door. And the plane is just the pretext. As for the real goal, it is for #Israel to know about everyone who lives and moves inside the UAE what the Emiratis themselves do not know.

 

[Mujahid]

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What ever I read it’s the text book scenario taken form “East India company” controlling subcontinent in the pretext of Economic corporation..

Suna tha “Aik surakh se aik dafa dasna kafi hota hai.” Par yaha to dasna adat hochuke hai..

 

[Hussain]

What ever I read it’s the text book scenario taken form “East India company” controlling subcontinent in the pretext of Economic corporation..

Suna tha “Aik surakh se aik dafa dasna kafi hota hai.” Par yaha to dasna adat hochuke hai..

they are compromised

 

[Hakwa Nadro]

UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots’ names and nationalities, officials tell AP​

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and crash it, regional officials said Sunday, raising new questions over how the attacker evaded detection.
full article here:

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https://apnews.com/article/israel-flydubai-uae-oman-pilot-flight-attack-03aaa4849c590124a5fde57e92b65870

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Reported extremist concerns in Oman → removed from flying → later hired by flydubai → becomes 737 first officer → assigned to Dubai–Tel Aviv → boards cockpit → attacks captain → attempts to take control of aircraft.

 

[PK781]

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Translated from Arabic
What You Won't Hear About the "Flydubai" IncidentAlongside Netanyahu's need for this incident to exploit it electorally .. there is a dimension more complex than you imagine .. the "Flydubai" incident is not a security breach that will be closed after the investigation. It is the cover that #Mohammed_bin_Zayed needed to pass what he cannot announce explicitly to Emiratis and Arabs: expanding Israeli security influence inside airports, airlines, and sensitive agencies.

Follow what will happen in the coming days .. demands will begin under a reasonable title: protecting flights heading to #Israel and preventing the incident from recurring. Tel Aviv will request knowing the identity of every pilot and employee working on these flights, reviewing their record, movements, and communications, and participating in their security evaluation before allowing them to approach any aircraft carrying Israelis.

Then the matter expands. From scrutinizing flight crews to participating in vetting all workers inside Emirati airports. Then reaching pilot and employee databases, residents, and travelers, and linking them to surveillance systems, facial recognition, and Israeli watchlists.

At that point, #Israel will not have sent a team to assist in a one-off investigation. It will have placed a permanent eye inside the UAE's most sovereign facilities, and become a partner in determining who works, who travels, who enters sensitive areas, and who deserves surveillance.

And it won't stop at airports. If it's said that the threat came from "extremism" undetected by Emirati checks, mechanisms for hiring, residencies, and visas will be reviewed, then communications, digital accounts, financial transfers, and social relations will be monitored. The pretext stretches from protecting a plane to vetting an entire society.

#Mohammed_bin_Zayed doesn't mind. On the contrary, he needs this crisis to justify having Israeli experts inside airports, linking databases, expanding information sharing, and granting Mossad and Shin Bet a role that goes beyond protecting flights to surveilling the state itself.

The incident gives him the perfect cover. He can say that the new measures were imposed to protect passengers and prevent terrorism, that Israel's participation is a technical necessity and not a political decision, and that handing over information is part of an international investigation, not a sovereignty concession.

And in the shadows, he finds personal benefit. Israeli agencies can help him track his opponents, vet the loyalty of employees inside state institutions, monitor residents, and detect any dissent within the army, aviation, or security apparatus regarding his alliance with Tel Aviv—as well as providing protection for a secure power transition to his son Khaled in the face of Uncle Tahnoon.

The deal is clear: #Israel grants Mohammed_bin_Zayed additional tools to protect his rule, and he grants it unprecedented access to data on Emiratis, residents, and the state's security infrastructure.

The relationship began under the banner of economic cooperation, then Israel entered defense systems, surveillance, and cybersecurity. And today, the "Flydubai" incident gives it the justification to shift from protecting UAE skies to vetting who moves beneath those skies.

Israel won't say it wants control over UAE security. It will say it wants to protect its citizens.

And #Mohammed_bin_Zayed won't say he handed over his state's databases. He will say he closed a security breach.

But the breach itself is the door. And the plane is just the pretext. As for the real goal, it is for #Israel to know about everyone who lives and moves inside the UAE what the Emiratis themselves do not know.

means UAE becomes overtaken by Israel, so the "greater israel" expansion is already in the works. This false flag is the perfect excuse for MBZ to give control to Israel. Time will tell how long they keep him once he does that.
And any muslims from hardcore islamic nations who do not want to recognize israel (read: Pakistanis) will all be booted out from UAE.....

 

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[AZ_HighCountry]

I'm sure the injured pilot will agree with you.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

There are several factual questions that remain open:

1. Why was an Omani pilot who was reportedly removed from flying duties allowed to fly an Israel-bound flight?
2. How did the airline's security/vetting process deal with his previous history?
3. Why did the aircraft experience such an extraordinary sequence of dives, climbs and another dive?
4. What exactly happened inside the cockpit immediately before the first descent?
5. Why did the aircraft transmit 7700 and subsequently 7500?
6. Who were the additional qualified pilots aboard and why were they travelling on that particular flight? The airline says they were Flydubai personnel travelling as passengers, which is plausible and apparently routine, but the precise circumstances remain worth documenting.
7. What will the physical and digital evidence show about the co-pilot's motive and communications? The UAE investigation specifically says it is examining this.

In response to #6, that might be a reasonable question. I've been on hundreds of flights and many of those had crew members shuttling back to wherever. Including pilots. Both in and out of uniform.

The first two questions are absolutely spot on and would be the first to be asked by any competent investigator.

Question #7.....the copilot apparently has a social media presence that was questionable.

 

[Hakwa Nadro]

In response to #6, that might be a reasonable question. I've been on hundreds of flights and many of those had crew members shuttling back to wherever. Including pilots. Both in and out of uniform.

The first two questions are absolutely spot on and would be the first to be asked by any competent investigator.

Question #7.....the copilot apparently has a social media presence that was questionable.

well another question is:
Israel requests / demands all airlines flying into israel not to be crewed by citizens of countries that do not have diplomatic relations with them (reasonable demand) so how did this omani pilot get through since uae provided the crew and passenger details to israeli authorities before hand? was he carrying a different passport?