FlyDubai incident: Airline safety expert explains how cockpits have become more secure – but only from outside threats

Israel’s prime minister said the pilot stabbed a colleague and tried to crash the plane before passengers subdued him.

By: Jeff Price, Metropolitan State University of Denver, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 929

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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By Jeff Price, Metropolitan State University of Denver

An incident in which a FlyDubai pilot is said to have stabbed the captain with the intention of crashing a plane of mainly Israeli passengers has shone a light on flight security.

Reports suggest that passengers on the plane were able to enter the cockpit, subduing the alleged attacker before the plane was safely diverted to a Saudi runway. Israeli fighter jets were scrambled in …

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