Flydubai Co-Pilot Allegedly Used Cockpit Crash Axe in Mid-Air Attack on Indian Captain Smit Machchhar: What Happened Aboard Flight FZ1073
The Flydubai flight that descended thousands of feet over Saudi Arabia on September 30 has now become the subject of a far more serious investigation after United Arab Emirates authorities said the co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft. What initially emerged as reports of a cockpit altercation has developed into an officia…
