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    Pilot News

    Goa-based airline Fly91 surprises young pilot by bringing her parents onboard: ‘Imagine the pride’

    Junior First Officer Anika operated a Fly91 flight with her parents on board.
    Trending
    Updated 20 hours ago

    Israel President writes to flydubai Indian pilot: ‘Hero of all of humanity’

    Israel President writes to Indian pilot Smit Machchhar.
    India News
    Updated 4 days ago

    NIA to probe flydubai ‘hijack’ bid, stabbing of Indian pilot Smit Machchhar

    Captain Smit Machchhar is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the UAE after being injured in the cockpit attack.
    India News
    Updated 5 days ago

    Flydubai co-pilot radicalised in Australia, received Muslim Brotherhood's 'support': UAE

    Flydubai incident probe: 10 findings on alleged plot to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport
    World News
    Published 6 days ago

    ‘Responding well’: MEA gives health update on Smit Machchhar after flydubai attack

    Indian pilot Smit Machchhar ‘responding well’, health improving, says MEA
    India News
    Updated 8 days ago

    US House honours ‘extraordinary courage’ of Smit Machchhar after flydubai attack

    Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, the captain of flydubai flight FZ 1073. Israel's leader credited the pilot and passengers of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight with averting catastrophe on September 30 after they overpowered a co-pilot who allegedly tried to crash the aircraft.
    World News
    Updated 9 days ago

    Dentist recalls how he saved Smit Machchhar's life: ‘Don’t sleep, we need you’

    Abu Dhabi [UAE], Oct 03 (ANI): Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum inquires about the health of Captain Smit Machchhar, who saved hundreds of lives aboard a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The pilot is undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in a mid-air attack.
    India News
    Updated 9 days ago

    Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar making ‘steady progress’, regaining health: Indian embassy

    Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum had visited Machchhar at the hospital.
    India News
    Updated 9 days ago

    Tarang Shakti: Over 25 IAF women officers fly in largest-ever international exercise

    A USAF F-35 flying in formation with the IAF’s Tejas during Tarang Shakti.
    India News
    Published 10 days ago

    Flydubai incident exposes lapses in pilot vetting, cockpit security and intelligence

    Flydubai incident exposes lapses in pilot vetting, cockpit security and intelligence
    India News
    Updated 10 days ago

    Netanyahu invites PM Modi, Smit Machchhar to light Israel Independence Day flame

    PM Modi said he shared with Netanyahu 'India's concerns and emphasised the need for early restoration of peace and stability in the region'.
    India News
    Updated 12 days ago

    ‘We are proud’: Dubai Crown Prince visits Smit Machchhar in hospital, lauds Indian pilot's ‘courage’

    UAE deputy PM visits Smit Machchhar in hospital
    World News
    Updated 12 days ago

    UAE tight-lipped on Omani co-pilot’s identity, wider plot amid flydubai probe

    The incident took place when the co-pilot on the flydubai plane stabbed the pilot and sent the aircraft plunging nearly 14,000 feet (4,267 m) in less than 30 seconds.
    World News
    Updated 13 days ago

    ‘There’s an extra pilot’: Videos capture flydubai flight chaos after cockpit stabbing

    Videos showed scenes after the flydubai plane landed.
    World News
    Updated 13 days ago

    Family, neighbours cheer Captain Smit Machchhar's heroism in flydubai air crisis

    Members of Swatik Society assist the family of Captain Smit Machchhar, a Tilak Nagar resident who reportedly helped save more than 180 passengers aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after an alleged attack.
    Cities
    Updated 13 days ago

    Trump claims flydubai co-pilot who stabbed Indian captain linked to Iran

    Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One, as he travels to Texas and Oklahoma, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, October 1.
    World News
    Updated 14 days ago

    Indian envoy to UAE meets flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, says he is recovering well

    Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to crash a Flydubai plane on September 30.
    India News
    Updated 14 days ago

    India hails ‘hero’ who averted flight crash

    Indian pilot Smit Machchhar
    Htcity
    Published 14 days ago

    Indian pilot's ‘muscle memory’ helped him avert flydubai tragedy after being stabbed, says friend

    Smit Machchhar is being hailed as a hero for fighting off the co-pilot allegedly trying to crash a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
    India News
    Published 14 days ago

    Too early to say Iran was behind flydubai scare, will 'get to the root': Netanyahu

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspects Iran's link in flydubai flight's alleged crash attempt
    World News
    Updated 14 days ago

    ‘Captain Smit Machchhar is a hero’: Internet joins PMs Modi, Netanyahu to praise Indian pilot

    Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, who the leaders of Israel and India hailed as a hero for saving passengers.
    Trending
    Updated 14 days ago

    ‘You’ll be lucky if you have a doctor’: Pilot Smit Machchhar’s prophetic words before stabbing

    Captain Smit Machchhar is an Indian pilot who thwarted a plane crash attempt.
    Trending
    Updated 14 days ago

    Smit Machchhar, Indian pilot stabbed on flydubai flight, recalls mom’s fear over career choice

    Smit Machchhar foiled his co-pilot's attempt to crash a Flydubai plane.
    Trending
    Updated 15 days ago

    Who landed the flydubai plane at Tabuk Airport?

    A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. (Representational)
    World News
    Updated 15 days ago

    Netanyahu hails Indian pilot's heroics on flydubai plane: 'Extraordinary bravery'

    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to Indian pilot Smit Machchar.
    India News
    Updated 15 days ago

    Fatigue, rostering: Pilot body flags 6 deaths in 3 years, asks DGCA for review

    FIP said it remains deeply concerned about the increasing evidence of fatigue-related operational risks. (Representative)
    India News
    Updated 29 days ago

    ‘We'll die!’ Scary video from Turkish Airlines flight after failed landing bids

    Marina Maiskaya was on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Tunisia on Thursday, Sept. 10, when the plane “started to plummet.”
    World News
    Updated 31 days ago

    Mumbai-based Air India pilot dies in Delhi hotel hours before flying

    The crew member was found unconscious at a hotel where he was staying during a layover.
    India News
    Updated 33 days ago

    Penn State Health doctor identified as pilot dead in Carlisle crash

    Dr. Paul Sokoloski of Penn State Health was killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday.
    World News
    Updated 56 days ago

    Pilots body calls for making oral fluid testing complementary with drug testing

    FIP said it is not seeking immediate replacement of the existing norms for drug-testing on pilots.
    India News
    Updated 58 days ago
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