Flights
Attack on Saudi airport leaves 12 dead, hundreds wounded as Houthi strikes escalate, sources say
The dead included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.
Paris cargo workers refuse to load Elbit shipment onto El Al flight bound for Israel
Pilots' union: Flight crews are being denied their right to vote
Flydubai co-pilot planned attack on Israel months before attempted hijacking, investigation reveals
For the first time in history: Direct flights from Israel to the Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutanese airline Drukair will operate direct flights from Israel to Bhutan for the first time ever. The seven-hour flights are scheduled to begin in February.
'I gave everything that I had': Flydubai captain tells Netanyahu about co-pilot's hijacking attempt
The prime minister thanked Machchhar for his "remarkable" actions, saying that he "saved the spirit of the world."
Israel received full flydubai crew, passenger list prior to takeoff, source tells 'Post'
Several people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal on Friday that the UAE-based carrier flydubai hired the pilot despite concerns about his radicalization.
Flydubai aircraft reached near-supersonic speeds, extreme airframe stress levels - report
“I’m not sure it can ever be used again,” said Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University aerodynamicist Tony Farina, who has worked with the US Air Force and NASA on aviation-related projects.
'Attempted terror attack': UAE prosecution reveals first details of flydubai investigation
The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with an axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the prosecutor general said.
Libra travel insurance coverage for affected flydubai passengers to be extended for free
Israeli carriers have stepped in to provide repatriation flights for stranded passengers; the first, operated by Arkia, landed in Israel on Saturday.
Flydubai co-pilot was banned from flying in Oman after showing 'radical ideological views' - report
The report follows comments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the attempted hijacking, saying that the hijacker underwent radical Islamist indoctrination and was clearly suicidal.
Israeli officials to question co-pilot of flydubai flight, source says
The co-pilot was transferred on Thursday to the UAE, where the source said Israeli officials were expected to question him.
Indian flydubai pilot who opened cockpit door shares story with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
According to the wounded pilot, Capt. Smit Machchhar, he had opened the cockpit door while on the floor of the plane and actively being attacked by his Omani copilot.
First Arkia repatriation flight lands in Israel after returning from Dubai
The first repatriation flight landed in Dubai to return stranded Israelis after the first rescue flight's landing permission was revoked by UAE authorities.
