Indian National Smit Machchhar Identified as flydubai Pilot Stabbed Mid-Flight

Hindustan Times · world

Smit Machchhar, an Indian national and former SpiceJet captain, has been identified as the pilot who was stabbed on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where Machchhar and his co-pilot received medical attention. Machchhar has been a captain with flydubai since June 2022, accumulating significant flying hours. The incident occurred on flight FZ1073, and authorities have not yet disclosed the full details of what transpired on board.