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Oct 6, 2026 25 min

A Plumber Had Never Flown a Plane. Then the Pilot Was Stabbed.

from China Insights Hosted by Jen

A flydubai Boeing 737 carrying more than 170 people suddenly plunged thousands of feet after the captain was attacked inside the cockpit.What happened next was extraordinary. A wounded pilot managed to open the cockpit door, passengers rushed in to overpower the attacker, and an Israeli plumber who had never flown a plane helped stabilize the aircraft until other pilots could take control.This is the incredible story of how Flight FZ1073 survived.#Flydubai #Flight1073 #Aviation #Boeing737 #AviationNews #Pilot #EmergencyLanding #AirTravel #Israel #Dubai

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