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Flydubai

Emirati government-owned low-cost airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Aviation Corporation, doing business as flydubai, is an Emirati government-owned airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The airline mainly operates out of Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport, though some flights operate from Terminal 3.

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In the news

8 stories
  1. Oct 9
    Flydubai Co-Pilot Plotted Ben Gurion Attack
    BalancedUAE prosecutors say a Flydubai co-pilot admitted planning a suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport’s passenger terminal, aiming to cause as many casualties as possible.
    15articles
  2. Oct 6
    Israel Readied Flydubai Shootdown
    BalancedIsrael scrambled fighter jets and closed its airspace as Flydubai flight FZ1073 approached, after the Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain with a cockpit crash axe and tried to seize control.
    7articles
  3. Oct 5
    FlyDubai Co-Pilot Allegedly Plotted Crash
    Center & RightInvestigators are examining claims that an Omani FlyDubai co-pilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with a cockpit crash axe on flight FZ1073 and tried to take control.
    17articles
  4. Oct 4
    Australia Probes Flydubai Co-Pilot
    BalancedAustralian police and security agencies are investigating the Flydubai co-pilot’s links to Australia after sources said he studied there on a student visa and left in 2017, with the visa cancelled in 2019.
    21articles
  5. Oct 3
    Flydubai Co-Pilot Accused Of Axe Attack
    BalancedUAE authorities said the Flydubai co-pilot on flight FZ1073 attacked the captain with a crash axe and tried to seize control in an attempted terrorist attack.
    19articles
  6. Oct 2
    Smit Machchhar Foils Cockpit Attack
    BalancedCaptain Smit Machchhar told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he made “one last push” during a Flydubai cockpit attack because he could not let the passengers die.
    36articles
  7. Oct 1
    Flydubai Stabbing Probe Opens
    BalancedInvestigators in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, the US and Oman opened probes after a Flydubai co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash a Tel Aviv-bound flight carrying about 174 people.
    59articles
  8. Sep 30
    Passengers Stop Pilot's Apparent Crash Attempt
    BalancedA FlyDubai passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a violent cockpit incident triggered emergency alerts.
    95articles

Storylines

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    Flydubai Cockpit Attack Probe
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