When Media Call a Cockpit Stabbing, Hijacking Distress Signal and Nosedive a Pilot ‘Clash,’ ‘Fight’ or ‘Brawl’...

Defense and security | Oct 1, 2026, 1:47 AM

A FlyDubai flight en route to Tel Aviv experienced a cockpit incident in which one pilot stabbed the other, prompting the injured pilot to transmit distress and hijacking signals.

The plane entered a nosedive before crew members and Israeli passengers subdued the attacking copilot, averting a mass casualty event.

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