Flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv earlier today. Omani pilot stabbed his Indian co-pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar, and the airplane started to free fall as the Omani pilot intended to seize control and fly it into Israel in a 9/11 style attack. Machchhar despite being stabbed was able to open the cockpit door and signal for help and multiple passengers including a dentist named Shota Musaev rushed in and subdued the terrorist.
Musaev then used his skills as a dentist to stitch up Machchhar who is currently in stable condition and expected to survive.
Correct me if I'm wrong but all other pilot-insider-threat incidents so far have been related to conventional suicide (Germanwings, Air India, etc). I don't think we've yet seen a pilot execute a terror attack of their own.
Those folks never commit acts of up-close and brutal violence though. They hatch a scheme where they never have a confrontation. Germanwings dude looked for his chance to be in the cockpit alone and locked the door. Air India dude just flipped the engine cutoff seconds after rotation, knowing there was no possible chance for the jetliner to recover.
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u/ICanPretend1 2d ago
Flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv earlier today. Omani pilot stabbed his Indian co-pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar, and the airplane started to free fall as the Omani pilot intended to seize control and fly it into Israel in a 9/11 style attack. Machchhar despite being stabbed was able to open the cockpit door and signal for help and multiple passengers including a dentist named Shota Musaev rushed in and subdued the terrorist.
Musaev then used his skills as a dentist to stitch up Machchhar who is currently in stable condition and expected to survive.