Indian pilot at centre of FlyDubai horror? Terrifying 60 seconds, then plane fell 14,000+ feet?

Fresh details have emerged about the dramatic cockpit incident aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The pilot stabbed during the confrontation has been identified as Indian national Captain Smit Machchhar, who joined Flydubai in 2022 after more than a decade with SpiceJet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the co-pilot attempted to crash the aircraft, while Flydubai has confirmed only that an altercation occurred on the flight deck and that all passengers and crew were safe.