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Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar praised for bravery after cockpit attack

Source: Arab News
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Indian FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar praised for bravery after cockpit attack
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A “brave” Indian pilot who was attacked by his colleague in the cockpit of a FlyDubai passenger jet on Wednesday is in a stable condition in hospital in Saudi Arabia. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh confirmed that the injured captain is Smit Machchhar and that he is being treated in Tabuk. The Boeing 737 MAX made an emergency landing at the Saudi city on Wednesday morning while on its way from the UAE to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the pilot, w

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