Pilot stabbing raises aviation security questions, further unsettles region shaken by US-Iran war

Economic Times - Oct 3, 2026

The attack on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has disrupted regional aviation, prompting the UAE to suspend commercial flights to Israel and arrange repatriation services for stranded passengers. Investigators are examining the co-pilot’s motive and possible outside links, while wounded Indian captain Smit Machchhar is recovering after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

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