#flydubai
A FlyDubai plane issued emergency signals while heading towards Tel Aviv and IDF jets were scrambled in response.

The cause: the two FlyDubai pilots had a brawl.
September 30, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Flydubai has cancelled scheduled flights to Iran today.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
In relation to the flydubai attack
Israeli security officials assess the attacker likely acted alone and was not directed by any terror group, including Iran. - Israeli Channel 14
September 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Passenger says he pulled FlyDubai plane out of its dive after struggle with suicidal pilot: "I watch Air Crash Investigation"
(BBC News)
September 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Image obtqined by NY Post showing damage to FlyDubai flight 1073's tail.
September 30, 2026 at 11:56 AM
* A SECOND FLYDUBAI FLIGHT FROM DUBAI TO TEL AVIV, FZ1081, HAS DIVERTED, NOW HEADING BACK TO DUBAI -- FLIGHTRADAR24

@reuters.com
September 30, 2026 at 10:40 AM
@clashreport
Assad’s chief propagandist, Shadi Helwa, was spotted on a Flydubai flight to Dubai.

He fled the country.
December 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM
26 regions of Russia are now considered "unsafe" by international airlines

Flydubai and Turkmenistan Airlines are the latest operators to suspend their flights in Russia following the downing of flight 8243 near Grozny.
December 28, 2024 at 11:01 AM
What happened on diverted Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv? https://aje.news/4i8wr2
September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Flydubai confirms that a physical altercation occurred between the pilots.
September 30, 2026 at 7:08 AM
LIVE: Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia
www.youtube.com/live/laH9dSl...
September 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The pilot and co-pilot have been hospitalized after what flydubai described as an onboard "incident" — but what exactly happened is unclear. n.pr/46UAMLl
A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverts to Saudi Arabia after making distress call
The pilot and co-pilot have been hospitalized after what flydubai described as an onboard "incident" — but what exactly happened is unclear.
n.pr
September 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
✈️❗️Footage of the wounded FlyDubai pilot and the attacker

Additional footage from FlyDubai after the terrorist pilot was neutralized.
September 30, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A Georgian Jewish dentist, Shota Musaev, saved the life of injured Flydubai pilot Smith Machhari during the flight.👇
September 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
...yeah that's not good
September 30, 2026 at 9:57 AM
A photo showing damage to the tail of FlyDubai Flight 1073 incurred during it's rapid descent.
September 30, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Flydubai passenger describes 'rollercoaster' drop during flight
Flydubai passenger describes 'rollercoaster' drop during flight
Flydubai passenger describes 'rollercoaster' drop during flight
news.sky.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Passagiere jubeln bei Landung des Flydubai-Ersatzfluges

Aufnahmen eines israelischen Passagiers zeigen jubelnde und singende Menschen an Bord eines Flydubai-Ersatzfluges bei dessen Landung am Flughafen Ben Gurion.
Flydubai bestätigt Auseinandersetzung im Cockpit

Die emiratische Fluggesellschaft Flydubai hat den Zwischenfall auf dem Flug FZ1073 von Dubai nach Tel Aviv bestätigt. Auf dem Flug vom Dubai International Airport zum Ben-Gurion-Flughafen sei es am 30. September zu einer „Auseinandersetzung im
Pilot soll Kopiloten attackiert und Entführung versucht haben

Bei einem Flug mit mehr als 100 israelischen Passagieren soll ein Pilot seinen Kopiloten mit einem Messer angegriffen und anschließend versucht haben, die Maschine unter seine Kontrolle zu bringen. Israelische Passagiere und weitere
September 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Live: Flydubai FZ1073 to Israel makes emergency landing after clash between pilots reut.rs/4ynUvzj
Live: Flydubai FZ1073 to Israel makes emergency landing after clash between pilots
An Israeli official said the flydubai plane transmitted emergency signals after the pilots got into a physical altercation with each other. Follow for the latest developments.
reut.rs
September 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM
* ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER OFFICE SPOKESPERSON SAYS NETANYAHU HAS ORDERED TO 'RAMP UP' SECURITY BOTH ON ISRAELI CARRIERS AND NON ISRAELI CARRIERS AFTER FLYDUBAI FLIGHT INCIDENT

@reuters.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Trump says Netanyahu told him that an Israeli plumber took over the controls and saved the Flydubai plane from crashing, but admits "I don't know if it's true, but that's the story I got from Bibi"
September 30, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Remember, if the Flydubai plane had been run by Ryanair, no one would be eligible for a refund
September 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Physical altercation in cockpit forces FlyDubai flight to divert #UPI
www.upi.com
Physical altercation in cockpit forces FlyDubai flight to divert - UPI.com
twp.ai
September 30, 2026 at 9:23 AM
What Happened on the Flydubai Cockpit?

Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after a violent fight between the two pilots in the cockpit.

All ~174 passengers (including 27 children, many Israeli) are safe.
September 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
It has emerged that the Flydubai flight’s pilots physically fought each other in the cockpit and activated the code indicating an aircraft hijacking.
September 30, 2026 at 7:07 AM