FlyDubai cockpit incident turns focus to crew-related hijackings
- A pilot on a plane travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft Wednesday before being subdued by passengers and crew.
- The Boeing 737 made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, where the unnamed pilot was detained, but not before an abrupt descent prompted Israel to scramble warplanes over concerns of a possible hijacking.
- Here are some past examples of plane hijackings and attempted hijackings potentially involving pilots or crew members: An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air jet travelling from
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- A pilot on a plane travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft Wednesday before being subdued by passengers and crew.
- The Boeing 737 made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, where the unnamed pilot was detained, but not before an abrupt descent prompted Israel to scramble warplanes over concerns of a possible hijacking.
- Here are some past examples of plane hijackings and attempted hijackings potentially involving pilots or crew members: An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air jet travelling from
Sources: France 24