Hijacking

Bomb threat forces airliner from Tel Aviv to divert to Bulgaria

The Austrian Airlines crew decided to make an emergency landing in Sofia after reportedly receiving a bomb threat as they neared Romania.

Captain of flydubai plane describes blocking axe blows as co-pilot attacked

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (right), Crown Prince of Dubai, meets Captain Smit Machchhar, who is under treatment after he was stabbed by a co-pilot.

Germany scrambles jets after airline radio glitch sends false hijack alert

A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet on display during a NATO Media Day at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, on Oct 1.

Retired police officer with distinguished career, including SQ117 hijack response, dies at 86

Jagjit Singh Sundar Singh, who died on Oct 8, leaves two sons and a wife.

Flydubai co-pilot’s chilling 9/11-style plan: Kill captain, fly normally – then crash at Ben Gurion

Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum meets Indian captain Smit Machchhar after he was stabbed by a colleague aboard a plane.

Why were 4 pilots aboard flydubai flight 1073?

Pilots routinely hitch rides on flights they are not operating – a practice known in the industry as “deadheading” – to position themselves where they are needed next.

Israel PM Netanyahu says pilot of rerouted flydubai flight tried to crash plane

Flydubai confirmed that flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv experienced an in-flight incident and diverted safely to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Cockpit brawl sparks mid-air emergency on Israel-bound flydubai flight

The plane was headed to Tel Aviv when it transmitted an emergency signal and diverted from its path.

Glitch caused hijacking false alarm on Tel Aviv flight: Bulgarian ministry

FILE PHOTO: A F-35 fighter jet flies with weapon bay doors open during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase, in southern Israel, June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Northern Irish police charge man in connection with March police station attack

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