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Former SpiceJet Pilot Smit Machchhar Commands Flydubai Flight FZ1073 During Cockpit Breach

Former SpiceJet Pilot Smit Machchhar Commands Flydubai Flight FZ1073 During Cockpit Breach
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Former SpiceJet Pilot Smit Machchhar Commands Flydubai Flight FZ1073 During Cockpit Breach

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EventCockpit breach on Flydubai Flight FZ1073 (Dubai-Tel Aviv) leading to emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
AircraftBoeing 737 MAX 8
CaptainSmit Machchhar (Indian national, ex-SpiceJet pilot with ~9,750 flying hours on Boeing 737 variants).
Co-pilotOmani citizen (allegedly assaulted Machchhar and attempted to interfere with controls).
LandingSafely landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. No passenger injuries reported.

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