WorldUS Official Praises Indian Pilot for Preventing flydubai Crash
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and passengers who stopped co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami from crashing flydubai flight FZ1073. The co-pilot, an Omani national, stabbed Machchhar but was overpowered by passengers, preventing a major disaster with nearly 180 people onboard, mostly Israelis. Landau expressed respect and awe for their bravery.
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