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Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge

Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge

By Ben Makori SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a "vertical roller coaster", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says

By Eman Abouhassira, Maha El Dahan and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI/TEL AVIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was bound for Israel, attempted to carry out a "terrorist attack" with an axe during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday.

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted 'terrorist' attack, UAE says

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe, attempted 'terrorist' attack, UAE says

Oct 3 (Reuters) - The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to the state news agency WAM.

Pilot stabbing raises aviation security questions, further unsettles a region shaken by US-Iran war

Pilot stabbing raises aviation security questions, further unsettles a region shaken by US-Iran war

The attack on a pilot by his co-pilot on a Tel Aviv-bound flight this week has raised questions about the state of aviation security and further unsettled a Middle East already shaken by the ongoing U.S.-Iran war

Explainer-What do we know about flydubai flight 1073?

Explainer-What do we know about flydubai flight 1073?

LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Here is what we know, and don't know, about the reported attempt by the copilot of flydubai flight 1073 to crash the plane on September 30 before it landed safely in Saudi Arabia. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PLANE?

Foiled flydubai attack clouds regional airline revival

Foiled flydubai attack clouds regional airline revival

By Federico Maccioni and Joanna Plucinska DUBAI/LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A flydubai flight to Tel Aviv this week narrowly avoided disaster after passengers overpowered a co-pilot who stabbed the captain and appeared to try to crash the plane, Israeli officials said, an incident that is clouding a

Israel vows to get to root of flydubai attack, no motive yet determined

Israel vows to get to root of flydubai attack, no motive yet determined

By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Oct 1 (Reuters) - No motive has yet been determined for an apparent attempt to crash a passenger jet on its way to Israel, and an initial assessment suggested the co-pilot who stabbed the captain acted alone, Israeli officials said on Thursday.

Israel vows to get to 'root' of flydubai attack, UAE launches investigation

Israel vows to get to 'root' of flydubai attack, UAE launches investigation

By Maayan Lubell and Eman Abouhassira JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Questions loomed on Thursday over the motives and background of a co-pilot who stabbed the captain of a passenger jet on its way to Israel, in what Israeli officials have said was an apparent attempt to crash the plane with

In-flight attack on FlyDubai pilot puts aviation security measures under fresh scrutiny

In-flight attack on FlyDubai pilot puts aviation security measures under fresh scrutiny

Israel has some of the world's most stringent aviation security measures

Israel's Netanyahu: Co-pilot of flydubai plane underwent radical Islamist indoctrination

Israel's Netanyahu: Co-pilot of flydubai plane underwent radical Islamist indoctrination

By Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The co-pilot of a passenger jet who stabbed the captain in an apparent attempt to crash the plane as it flew to Israel had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination and was clearly suicidal, Israel's prime minister said Thursday.

A plumber and a dentist are praised as heroes in FlyDubai near-disaster

A plumber and a dentist are praised as heroes in FlyDubai near-disaster

A plumber, a dentist and others are being hailed as heroes after a dramatic incident on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv

Attacker's identity and motive remain unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster

Attacker's identity and motive remain unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster

Investigators are trying to understand why an Omani copilot stabbed his captain on a FlyDubai flight to Israel