Flydubai pilot attack, Jet Airways fight and more: 5 unusual cockpit incidents
New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Flydubai incident, in which one of the pilots allegedly attempted to crash a Tel Aviv-bound plane, has rocked the globe. According to flight data, Flight FZ 1073 plunged to 17,400 feet within two minutes as a scuffle broke out inside the cockpit. One of the pilots, believed to be an Omani national, tried to take control of the aircraft and stabbed the co-pilot, an Indian national.
The Indian pilot, identified as Captain Smit Machchhar, "managed to prevent a 9/11 disaster," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN.
As investigators probe the motive behind the pilot's alleged actions, here are some bizarre incidents inside aircraft cockpits that have caused trouble for pilots.
In 2018, two pilots of Jet...
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