Flydubai attempted hijacking

Israel bans United Airlines pilot over Iran sympathies weeks after flydubai hijacking attempt

However, the Transportation Ministry clarified to United that Amjadian flies only domestic routes to the US and Canada and is not scheduled to operate any flights to Israeli.

 A pilot walks by United Airlines planes as they sit parked at gates at San Francisco International Airport.
Yaniv Hayun, who subdued the suspected terrorist aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073, arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, September 30, 2026.

Bomb threats, attempted hijackings must not become new norm for Israeli travelers - editorial

Captain Smit Machchhar reads a letter from President Isaac Herzog in the hospital, October 10, 2026.

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

Yaniv Hayoun, hero of the flydubai incident, is seen alongside Dr. Mike Evans, at the Friends of Zion museum in Jerusalem.

He was just a plumber. Then he helped save a plane full of passengers - opinion


'I became paranoid': Flydubai passenger suspects crew members aided hijacker, calls for probe

Speaking to the Post, Asaf Rajuan called for an investigation into flight attendants he suspects may have assisted the hijacker, citing alleged attempts to interfere with the attacker’s restraints.

Flydubai passenger Asaf Rajuan.

The lone wolf illusion: Alone in action, not in ideology - opinion

A terrorist does not need to receive a phone call, a payment, or a set of instructions from an organization to be linked to it. The connection can be having been influenced by their ideology.

Hamam al-Hammami

Herzog invites Captain Smit Machchhar, Indian pilot who helped subdue flydubai hijacker, to Israel

"I look forward, once you have regained strength, to welcoming you to Jerusalem and expressing the appreciation and the love of our grateful nation,” Herzog wrote, wishing Machchhar a full recovery.

Captain Smit Machchhar reads a letter from President Isaac Herzog in the hospital, October 10, 2026.

Mark Feuerstein heads to Israel to film new thriller

American-Jewish actor Mark Feuerstein is heading to Israel to begin filming 'Midair', an action-packed intelligence thriller for Yes co-starring Aviv Alush and Gal Malka.

Mark Feuerstein

The land and sky of miracles: Flydubai hijacking reminded Israel of God's protection - opinion

The dramatic events of flydubai’s flight 1073 – what I like to call “the miracle at 30,000 feet” – have brought to the surface a host of eye-opening revelations.

FLYDUBAI FLIGHT FZ1073 passengers arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport after the terror attack was thwarted, Sept. 30.

United grounds pilot who praised October 7 massacre after reports of reinstatement - report

United Airlines confirmed it grounded a pilot who praised Hamas's October 7 massacre after reports revealed he had quietly returned to flying six months after his November 2023 suspension.

 A United Airlines flight lands at Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025; illustrative.

UAE Attorney-General: Omani flydubai pilot targeted Ben-Gurion Airport in attempted suicide attack

UAE investigators determined that Hammami met both the professional and security requirements for joining flydubai at the time he was hired.

Damaged tail section of flydubai flight 1073

My Word: A hijacked world agenda - opinion

The flydubai attack could have been an Israeli 9/11. Instead, ordinary passengers became heroes and took control of their own survival.

Flydubai passenger Uri Pintov onboard flight flight 1073.

Israelis remain stranded in Dubai as Israeli airlines cancel rescue flights

Despite reports of efforts to bring stranded Israelis home from the United Arab Emirates, Koster said she and the other members of her tour group still do not know how they will return to Israel.

Planes are parked at Terminal 3 of the Dubai International Airport, following the United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 2, 2026.

Flydubai passenger recounts terrifying dive as analyst warns against learning 'the wrong lesson'

Uri Pintov, who was aboard flight 1073 with his wife and three children, told the Post that passengers were certain they would die.

Flydubai passenger Uri Pintov onboard flight  flight 1073.