16 days ago · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Passengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Manchester Evening News and NBC News Top Stories are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 23:08 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Passengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Passengers bravely rushed the cockpit to stop a co-pilot who had stabbed the pilot and was trying to crash a FlyDubai plane headed towards Tel Aviv. Israeli officials said the wounded pilot was able to press a button opening the cockpit door to let the passengers in.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
'Hero' Brit hailed after passengers stop pilot from crashing plane after he stabbed colleague
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Manchester Evening News'Hero' Brit hailed after passengers stop pilot from crashing plane after he stabbed colleague
- NBC News Top StoriesPassengers stop co-pilot’s attempt to crash plane