'Crazy' FlyDubai landing explained by Israeli pilot, who offers steps to prevent future crises
You see the videos, you hear the kids screaming, and people don't necessarily understand what is happening," the former Israeli Air Force pilot told Fox News Digital.After an Omani national copilot — who has since been identified as 29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami — allegedly stabbed FlyDubai flight 1073’s pilot Capt. Every commercial aircraft is different, requiring different setup, landing procedures and limitations," Almog explained. Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who allegedly was attacked on a FlyDubai plane heading to Israel on Wednesday, Sept.
- ▪You see the videos, you hear the kids screaming, and people don't necessarily understand what is happening," the former Israeli Air Force pilot told Fox News Digital.After an Omani national copilot — who has since been identified as 29-year
- ▪Every commercial aircraft is different, requiring different setup, landing procedures and limitations," Almog explained.
- ▪Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot who allegedly was attacked on a FlyDubai plane heading to Israel on Wednesday, Sept.
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World 'Crazy' FlyDubai landing explained by Israeli pilot, who offers steps to prevent future crises Eliran Almog called on governments to adopt continuous psychological screening for all flight personnel By Robert McGreevy Fox News Published October 3, 2026 2:13pm EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Former Israeli helicopter pilot says it was ‘crazy’ that FlyDubai aircraft landed safely Eliran Almog, a former pilot in the Israeli Air Force and current CEO of airline cybersecurity firm CYVIATION, explains how crazy it was that FlyDubai flight 1073 landed safely, and offers advice on how to prevent future calamities.
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