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Pakistani Military Aircraft Crashes In Balochistan, Both Pilots Killed
The military attributed the crash of a PAC MFI-17 Mushshak plane near the town of Nawan Killi in Balochistan province to a technical fault.
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"False": Australia Man On Being Linked To flydubai Omani Co-Pilot
The prosecutor alleged the co-pilot was acquainted in Australia with an organisation known as "My Centre" managed by a Lebanese man called Abu Hamza.
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"There Was So Much Blood, Pulse Was Low": Dentist Who Treated Smit Machchhar
Gripped by intense emotions, Musaev said he would like to meet Captain Machchhar soon and said the traumatic incident has bonded the passengers for life.
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Opinion | flydubai Hijack, And How Syria's Descent Into 'Jihadism' Has Now Become Everyone's Problem
Al Hammimi, the Omani pilot who tried to crash a plane with 175 passengers on September 30, is a symptom of Syria's long-raging sectarian and extremist fire that has now reached far beyond Syria's borders.
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Nigerian Military Aircraft With 32 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Ops Underway
The aircraft was on a routine mission to Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos when it crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo state, Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said in a statement.
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'Vertical Roller Coaster': Expert Explains flydubai Flight's Sudden Plunge
The steep fall, after an attack on the captain by the co-pilot during a flight on Wednesday, would have put huge strain on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft - as well as the passengers and crew, said Alberto Paduanelli, owner of ALPA Simulation in Sherfield on Loddon, southern England.
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Omani Co-Pilot May Have Shut Off flydubai Plane's Engines: Report
Al-Hammami's original plot was to kill Flight Captain Smit Machchhar, fly the plane to Tel Aviv, and crash it into one of the city's skyscrapers, said the report.
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'Cause For Worry': Air Force Chief On Pak-China Fighter Jet Collaboration
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh also flagged concerns over Pakistan collaborating with China on a fifth-generation fighter jet.
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"Hero To World": Netanyahu Invites Smit Machchhar To Independence Day Event
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday spoke to flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar
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Dubai's Crown Prince Hamdan Meets flydubai Hero Smit Machchhar In Hospital
After his visit, the prince expressed his "full appreciation and praise" for Smit Machchhar, the hero pilot who saved the lives of 172 people.
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First Israeli Repatriation Flight Lands In Tel Aviv After flydubai Incident
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are investigating the flydubai incident and have yet to determine the assailant's motive.
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"Safety Is Our Highest Priority": flydubai Suspends Flights To Israel
The flight departed Dubai at 0305 GMT. At 0521 GMT, while the aircraft was in Saudi airspace, it made a sudden sharp turn and began plunging towards the ground.
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'Everyone Trains, This Took Courage': Smit Machchhar's Ex-Colleague On His Heroics
"Whatever situation we handle, we handle as a team... But here the scene is totally different because the danger is in the cockpit itself," said Teena Goswami, who worked with Smit Machchhar at SpiceJet before he joined flydubai.
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'Jihadist Terror Attempt': Israel Seeks flydubai Omani Pilot's Extradition
In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said investigators were still working to establish who was behind the incident and whether it was part of a wider terror plot. But he was unequivocal about Israel's initial assessment of what happened aboard Flight FZ1073.
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'Lone Wolf, Islamic Radical': Mossad Unit's Ex-Chief On flydubai Co-Pilot
The co-pilot remains in Saudi Arabia's custody as the plane landed there after two off-duty pilots on the flight took over. He is likely to be sent to the UAE, from where Israel will seek his extradition.
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Pakistani Military Aircraft Crashes In Balochistan, Both Pilots Killed
The military attributed the crash of a PAC MFI-17 Mushshak plane near the town of Nawan Killi in Balochistan province to a technical fault.
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"False": Australia Man On Being Linked To flydubai Omani Co-Pilot
The prosecutor alleged the co-pilot was acquainted in Australia with an organisation known as "My Centre" managed by a Lebanese man called Abu Hamza.
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"There Was So Much Blood, Pulse Was Low": Dentist Who Treated Smit Machchhar
Gripped by intense emotions, Musaev said he would like to meet Captain Machchhar soon and said the traumatic incident has bonded the passengers for life.
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Opinion | flydubai Hijack, And How Syria's Descent Into 'Jihadism' Has Now Become Everyone's Problem
Al Hammimi, the Omani pilot who tried to crash a plane with 175 passengers on September 30, is a symptom of Syria's long-raging sectarian and extremist fire that has now reached far beyond Syria's borders.
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Nigerian Military Aircraft With 32 Onboard Crashes, Rescue Ops Underway
The aircraft was on a routine mission to Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos when it crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo state, Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said in a statement.
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'Vertical Roller Coaster': Expert Explains flydubai Flight's Sudden Plunge
The steep fall, after an attack on the captain by the co-pilot during a flight on Wednesday, would have put huge strain on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft - as well as the passengers and crew, said Alberto Paduanelli, owner of ALPA Simulation in Sherfield on Loddon, southern England.
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Omani Co-Pilot May Have Shut Off flydubai Plane's Engines: Report
Al-Hammami's original plot was to kill Flight Captain Smit Machchhar, fly the plane to Tel Aviv, and crash it into one of the city's skyscrapers, said the report.
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'Cause For Worry': Air Force Chief On Pak-China Fighter Jet Collaboration
Air Chief Marshal AP Singh also flagged concerns over Pakistan collaborating with China on a fifth-generation fighter jet.
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"Hero To World": Netanyahu Invites Smit Machchhar To Independence Day Event
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday spoke to flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar
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Dubai's Crown Prince Hamdan Meets flydubai Hero Smit Machchhar In Hospital
After his visit, the prince expressed his "full appreciation and praise" for Smit Machchhar, the hero pilot who saved the lives of 172 people.
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First Israeli Repatriation Flight Lands In Tel Aviv After flydubai Incident
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are investigating the flydubai incident and have yet to determine the assailant's motive.
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"Safety Is Our Highest Priority": flydubai Suspends Flights To Israel
The flight departed Dubai at 0305 GMT. At 0521 GMT, while the aircraft was in Saudi airspace, it made a sudden sharp turn and began plunging towards the ground.
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'Everyone Trains, This Took Courage': Smit Machchhar's Ex-Colleague On His Heroics
"Whatever situation we handle, we handle as a team... But here the scene is totally different because the danger is in the cockpit itself," said Teena Goswami, who worked with Smit Machchhar at SpiceJet before he joined flydubai.
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'Jihadist Terror Attempt': Israel Seeks flydubai Omani Pilot's Extradition
In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said investigators were still working to establish who was behind the incident and whether it was part of a wider terror plot. But he was unequivocal about Israel's initial assessment of what happened aboard Flight FZ1073.
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'Lone Wolf, Islamic Radical': Mossad Unit's Ex-Chief On flydubai Co-Pilot
The co-pilot remains in Saudi Arabia's custody as the plane landed there after two off-duty pilots on the flight took over. He is likely to be sent to the UAE, from where Israel will seek his extradition.
