India celebrates pilot who averted disaster on FlyDubai plane
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Pilot Smit Machchhar is credited with saving the lives of 174 passengers on board FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot during the flight, but managed to open the locked cockpit and send emergency messages. The United Arab Emirates say they are launching an investigation into the incident. CORRECTION (Oct. 1, 2026): A previous version of this video misspelled Smit Machchhar's name. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians t
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