Stabbed flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar is Indian national, worked with SpiceJet earlier

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1. Hindustan TimesLatestOct 1, 2026, 2:01 AM
   ‘India is proud of Captain Machchhar’: PM Modi hails flydubai pilot, hopes for his speedy recovery
2. Hindustan TimesOct 1, 2026, 2:01 AM
   Cockpit stabbing, a 14,000 feet drop, 'blood everywhere': How Indian pilot Smit Machchhar saved 174 lives on flydubai plane
3. LiveMintOct 1, 2026, 1:00 AM
   ‘Perhaps a terrorist or a whack-job’: Trump on flydubai attack, hails Indian Capt Smit Machchhar as hero | Today News
4. BBC NewsOct 1, 2026, 1:45 AM
   'Hero' pilot stabbed by other pilot on Israel-bound plane, Israeli PM says
5. Times of IndiaSep 30, 2026, 8:30 PM
   Captain Machchhar: The pilot from Mumbai who proved to be the hero
6. Times of IndiaSep 30, 2026, 8:00 PM
   'A true hero': Netanyahu 'salutes' Indian pilot who stopped Omani co-pilot from crashing Flydubai plane
7. Telangana TodaySep 30, 2026, 7:32 PM
   ‘Injured Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar stable’: Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia
8. Telangana TodaySep 30, 2026, 7:32 PM
   Indian pilot foils co-pilot’s alleged bid to crash Flydubai flight, saves 174 lives
9. LiveMintSep 30, 2026, 6:30 PM
   Netanyahu hugs passenger who saved pilot, tackled attacker aboard FlyDubai flight | Watch video | Today News
10. DharitriSep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM
    ଫ୍ଲାଇଦୁବାଇ ବିମାନରେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ: ନିଜେ ଆହାତ ହୋଇ ମଧ୍ୟ ବଞ୍ଚାଇଲେ ୧୮୦ ଯାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ, କିଏ ଏହି ପାଇଲଟ୍? - Dharitri
11. LiveMintSep 30, 2026, 5:00 PM
    FlyDubai scare: 'Crash' attempt, pilot stabbing and a 17,000-ft plunge | What we know so far | Today News
12. YnetSep 30, 2026, 4:32 PM
    עם 15 שנות ותק: זה הטייס הגיבור שנדקר בקוקפיט על ידי המחבל העומאני
13. Times of IndiaSep 30, 2026, 4:30 PM
    Flydubai flight drama: How Indian pilot Smit Machchhar stopped Omani co-pilot from crashing plane
14. LiveMintSep 30, 2026, 3:30 PM
    Who is Smit Machchhar, the Indian FlyDubai captain stabbed during mid-air cockpit clash? | Today News
15. India TodaySep 30, 2026, 3:00 PM
    Indian captain Smit Machchhar identified as pilot stabbed on flydubai flight: Sources
16. Hindustan TimesBroke itSep 30, 2026, 2:02 PM
    Stabbed flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar is Indian national, worked with SpiceJet earlier

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