16 days ago · Israel
Israel PM hails Indian pilot for averting disaster
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. RTHK International News and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 22:07 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Israel PM hails Indian pilot for averting disaster”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Israel's leader credited the Indian pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, as well as the aircraft's passengers, with averting catastrophe on Wednesday after the man was attacked by his co-pilot, sparking a fight for control of the aircraft and forcing an emergency landing.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
‘Extraordinary bravery’: Israeli, Indian leaders hail Indian flydubai pilot for averting disaster
- Picked up by RTHK International News
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- RTHK International NewsIsrael PM hails Indian pilot for averting disaster
- The Straits Times‘Extraordinary bravery’: Israel PM hails Indian pilot of rerouted flydubai flight for averting disaster