-
{
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Trump Vows To Hit Iran "Very Hard" If Tehran Behind flydubai Incident
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
On whether the United States would retaliate against Iran if it was responsible for the attack, Trump replied: "Oh, they'll be hit very hard, don't worry."
-
www.ndtv.com
-
5 Israeli Civilians To Be Awarded For Overpowering flydubai Co-Pilot
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
Israeli President Isaac Herzog's office initially announced four award winners but later announced a fifth, Tali Manes, whose husband was among the originally named recipients.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'Was Conscious, Communicating': flydubai Passenger Recalls Saving Indian Pilot
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Anushree Jonko
Speaking to NDTV, Zvika Manes, who is the CEO of Bank Leumi's underwriting company, said he and others managed to restrain the co-pilot using cables from the multimedia headphones handed out during the flight.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
flydubai Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Indian Captain May Be Linked To Iran: Trump
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked about the same issue in an interview with Fox News on Thursday. He said it was not yet possible to link the co-pilot to Iran or anyone else.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"Kill Me, Kill Me": Netanyahu Says Omani Co-Pilot Was Suicidal, Radicalised
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Netanyahu said the co-pilot had called out to the aircrew after being pinned down. He said the man shouted, "Kill me, kill me." "It's clear he was suicidal, that's not a question," Netanyahu said, adding that it "looks very likely" the man had meant to bring the plane down.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"Unbelievable Courage": Netanyahu Praises Indian Pilot's Heroic Act
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Netanyahu said that after Machchhar unlocked the door to the cockpit, despite being gravely injured and covered with blood, passengers on the flight foiled the co-pilot's attempt to crash the aircraft.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'Sully' To Gimli, Sioux To Patna: When Pilots Got It Unbelievably Right
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sankalp Shrivastava, Edited by Rohit Paul
Captain Smit Machchhar fought off his co-pilot after being stabbed and opened the cockpit door, saving 174 people.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Captain Smit Machchhar Has Vast Knowledge Of Aviation: Ex-GoAir Pilot
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
Machchhar was a Line Training Captain, who is an experienced senior airline pilot responsible for instructing, mentoring, and evaluating other pilots during actual commercial passenger flights, he said.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'True Hero': Paresh Rawal, R Madhavan, Vijay Deverakonda Hail Captain Smit Machchhar After flydubai Incident
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Kusumika Das
Sharing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post, R Madhavan wished the captain a speedy recovery and wrote, "Praying for the speedy recovery of a true hero"
-
www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
'He Always Has Plan B, Plan C': Pilot Who Trained With Captain Smit Machchhar
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anushree Jonko
Captain Dhawal Patel said that Captain Smit Machchhar's knowledge regarding his field and his behavioural trait and attitude towards flying was "nothing less than an ace pilot".
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Full-Body Scanners Soon At Airports In Five Metros, Three Other Cities
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
This comes a day after an Indian pilot faced a knife attack while trying to stop his copilot's attempts to crash a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Co-Pilot Who Tried To Crash flydubai Plane Is Omani: Israel's Foreign Minister To NDTV
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | NDTV News Desk
Gideon Sa'ar termed it a "jihadist terror attack", added that there's no evidence yet, but claimed that the motive was to derail Israel-UAE ties and the Abraham Accords
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Depression To Losses: When Pilots Deliberately Downed Planes, Killing Hundreds
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Reported by Amit Singh
Passengers on the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv were saved because of Smit Machchhar's bravery.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Gujarat Announces State Award For flydubai's Indian Hero Pilot
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
Captain Machchhar, who is being treated in Saudi Arabia, is being hailed for his heroic act that saved several lives, drawing high praise from all sections of society.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
flydubai Plane Made Near-Supersonic Dive. Why Its Airframe Didn't Disintegrate
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Debanish Achom
Many pilots including from the military across the world have commented on social media that the Boeing 737 MAX managed to land safely against all odds, that it was nothing short of a miracle
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Trump Vows To Hit Iran "Very Hard" If Tehran Behind flydubai Incident
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
On whether the United States would retaliate against Iran if it was responsible for the attack, Trump replied: "Oh, they'll be hit very hard, don't worry."
-
www.ndtv.com
-
5 Israeli Civilians To Be Awarded For Overpowering flydubai Co-Pilot
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | Agence-France Presse
Israeli President Isaac Herzog's office initially announced four award winners but later announced a fifth, Tali Manes, whose husband was among the originally named recipients.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'Was Conscious, Communicating': flydubai Passenger Recalls Saving Indian Pilot
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Anushree Jonko
Speaking to NDTV, Zvika Manes, who is the CEO of Bank Leumi's underwriting company, said he and others managed to restrain the co-pilot using cables from the multimedia headphones handed out during the flight.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
flydubai Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Indian Captain May Be Linked To Iran: Trump
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked about the same issue in an interview with Fox News on Thursday. He said it was not yet possible to link the co-pilot to Iran or anyone else.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"Kill Me, Kill Me": Netanyahu Says Omani Co-Pilot Was Suicidal, Radicalised
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Netanyahu said the co-pilot had called out to the aircrew after being pinned down. He said the man shouted, "Kill me, kill me." "It's clear he was suicidal, that's not a question," Netanyahu said, adding that it "looks very likely" the man had meant to bring the plane down.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"Unbelievable Courage": Netanyahu Praises Indian Pilot's Heroic Act
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
Netanyahu said that after Machchhar unlocked the door to the cockpit, despite being gravely injured and covered with blood, passengers on the flight foiled the co-pilot's attempt to crash the aircraft.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'Sully' To Gimli, Sioux To Patna: When Pilots Got It Unbelievably Right
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Reported by Sankalp Shrivastava, Edited by Rohit Paul
Captain Smit Machchhar fought off his co-pilot after being stabbed and opened the cockpit door, saving 174 people.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Captain Smit Machchhar Has Vast Knowledge Of Aviation: Ex-GoAir Pilot
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
Machchhar was a Line Training Captain, who is an experienced senior airline pilot responsible for instructing, mentoring, and evaluating other pilots during actual commercial passenger flights, he said.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
'True Hero': Paresh Rawal, R Madhavan, Vijay Deverakonda Hail Captain Smit Machchhar After flydubai Incident
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- Entertainment | Written by Kusumika Das
Sharing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post, R Madhavan wished the captain a speedy recovery and wrote, "Praying for the speedy recovery of a true hero"
-
www.ndtv.com/entertainment
-
'He Always Has Plan B, Plan C': Pilot Who Trained With Captain Smit Machchhar
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anushree Jonko
Captain Dhawal Patel said that Captain Smit Machchhar's knowledge regarding his field and his behavioural trait and attitude towards flying was "nothing less than an ace pilot".
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Full-Body Scanners Soon At Airports In Five Metros, Three Other Cities
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
This comes a day after an Indian pilot faced a knife attack while trying to stop his copilot's attempts to crash a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Co-Pilot Who Tried To Crash flydubai Plane Is Omani: Israel's Foreign Minister To NDTV
- Friday October 2, 2026
- World News | NDTV News Desk
Gideon Sa'ar termed it a "jihadist terror attack", added that there's no evidence yet, but claimed that the motive was to derail Israel-UAE ties and the Abraham Accords
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Depression To Losses: When Pilots Deliberately Downed Planes, Killing Hundreds
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Reported by Amit Singh
Passengers on the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv were saved because of Smit Machchhar's bravery.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Gujarat Announces State Award For flydubai's Indian Hero Pilot
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- India News | Press Trust Of India
Captain Machchhar, who is being treated in Saudi Arabia, is being hailed for his heroic act that saved several lives, drawing high praise from all sections of society.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
flydubai Plane Made Near-Supersonic Dive. Why Its Airframe Didn't Disintegrate
- Thursday October 1, 2026
- World News | Edited by Debanish Achom
Many pilots including from the military across the world have commented on social media that the Boeing 737 MAX managed to land safely against all odds, that it was nothing short of a miracle
-
www.ndtv.com