# Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar’s old podcast resurfaces after mid-air emergency: ‘Focus on flying, not selfies’ | Today News

- Published: 2026-10-10T12:00:50.663Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T14:01:14.167Z
- 5 sources
- Topics: Conflict, war and peace
- Involves: Abu Dhabi, Arrest of two Maldivian pilots working at Flydubai, Benjamin Netanyahu, Captain Smit Machhar, Flydubai, Flydubai flight FZ1073, Flydubai flight FZ1073 incident, Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, Hamdan bin Mohammed, Hammam Al-Hammami, Incident aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, Isaac Herzog

## How it developed

- 2026-10-03T08:30:05.521Z - LiveMint: [Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar’s old podcast resurfaces after mid-air emergency: ‘Focus on flying, not selfies’ | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar-s-old-podcast-resurfaces-after-mid-air-emergency-focus-on-flying-not-selfies-11791012416469.html)
- 2026-10-03T16:00:03.826Z - LiveMint: [‘Proud he is part of our nation's story’: Dubai Crown Prince praises Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar's courage | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/world/proud-he-is-part-of-our-nations-story-dubai-crown-prince-praises-indian-flydubai-pilot-smith-matchehars-courage-11791040112226.html)
- 2026-10-03T17:00:22.279Z - BBC Brasil: [Copiloto da Flydubai atacou piloto com machado em voo a Israel - BBC News Brasil](https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/cr86zldp7gv2o)
- 2026-10-03T21:00:14.937Z - Times of India: [Watch: Netanyahu invites pilot Smit Machchhar to Israel I-Day event, hails him as 'hero of entire world'](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/netanyahu-invites-pilot-smit-machchhar-to-israel-i-day-event-hails-him-as-hero-of-entire-world/articleshow/134665498.cms)
- 2026-10-04T03:30:03.438Z - LiveMint: ['Hero for the world': Netanyahu invites PM Modi, Flydubai pilot Machchhar to light celebratory flame on Independence Day | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/hero-for-the-world-netanyahu-invites-pm-modi-flydubai-pilot-machchhar-to-light-celebratory-flame-on-independence-day-11791083585871.html)
- 2026-10-10T12:00:50.663Z - Hindustan Times: [NIA invokes Anti-hijacking Act to probe flydubai incident, stabbing of Indian pilot Smit Machchhar](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nia-files-case-to-probe-flydubai-hijack-bid-stabbing-of-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-101791630975882.html)
- 2026-10-11T07:30:36.540Z - Hindustan Times: [Israel President writes to Indian pilot Smit Machchhar: ‘Hero of Israel, India, and all of humanity’](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/israel-president-writes-to-indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-hero-of-israel-india-and-all-of-humanity-101791701478116.html)
- 2026-10-13T14:01:14.167Z - Amar Ujala: [फ्लाईदुबई विमान घटना: फ्लाइट गिराने की साजिश में दो मालदीव के पायलट गिरफ्तार, क्यों हुई ये कार्रवाई?](https://www.amarujala.com/world/flydubai-plane-incident-two-maldivian-pilots-arrested-for-plot-to-bring-down-flight-why-this-action-taken-2026-10-13)

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