An Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, triggering a sharp mid-air plunge before passengers helped restrain him. The episode has raised serious security questions as Saudi, UAE and Israeli authorities investigate the motive.

Dubai: Captain Smit Machchhar, pilot of flydubai flight, who fought with his co-pilot during a violent cockpit confrontation, is of Indian origin.