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🚨✈️ Exclusive interview with the dad who stopped the hijacking: “I’d seen Air Crash Investigation on TV, so I pulled back on the pilot’s controls”. Yaniv, an Israeli plumber, rushed to the cockpit and fought the co-pilot. “I put him in a chokehold“ @TheFP www.thefp.com/p/hijacking-yaniv-hayoun-neria-kraus

#World | Trump speaks to Netanyahu after flydubai mid-air incident, calls Indian-origin pilot Smit Machchhar a 'hero' - Trump spoke with Netanyahu about the Flydubai incident. - Indian-origin pilot Smit Machchhar was injured. - Mid-air altercation on Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. Read More: www.moneycontrol.com/world/trump-speaks-to-netanyahu-after-flydubai-mid-air-incident-praises-indian-origin-pilot-smit-machchhar-article-14042353.html

Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar and the passengers and crew who rushed the cockpit aboard Flight 1073 showed extraordinary courage in the face of unimaginable terror. Their heroism saved more than 170 lives on board and averted an even greater tragedy on the ground. I am grateful to Captain Machchhar, the passengers, and the crew on board for their bravery and quick action. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/world/asia/israel-flight-flydubai-pilot-captain-smit-machchhar.html

God bless the many brave souls who stepped up and stopped this attempted hijacking and terrorist attack to save so many lives in the air and on the ground. This is why we MUST continue to remain vigilant & pass my Safer Skies Act to ensure our planes can never again be used as a weapon of terror. nypost.com/2026/09/30/world-news/israel-bound-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-saudi-arabia-after-pilots-brawl-sparks-hijacking-fears-reports/