The captain of a flydubai flight has recounted how he fought off repeated crash axe blows during a mid-air cockpit attack by his co-pilot over Saudi airspace.

Flydubai has halted all flights to and from Israel following a thwarted attack by a co-pilot who attempted to crash a Tel Aviv-bound plane.

UAE prosecutors disclosed that the Flydubai co-pilot who attacked his captain in a foiled suicide plot against Israel began his radicalisation while studying in Melbourne.

An Omani co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv planned a 9/11-inspired suicide attack on Ben Gurion Airport before being subdued by crew.

The UAE chief prosecutor has revealed that a Flydubai co-pilot plotted a 9/11-style suicide attack on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport before being subdued by passengers.

A FlyDubai co-pilot has been charged with plotting to crash a flight into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in a 9/11-inspired attack foiled by passengers and crew.

Israeli military officials revealed they were prepared to shoot down a Flydubai jet following a violent cockpit attack that caused a dramatic loss of altitude.

International security agencies are investigating a co-pilot who allegedly attacked his captain mid-flight on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel.

An Omani co-pilot who stabbed a Flydubai captain on a flight to Tel Aviv had plotted to crash the aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport, prompting security investigations.

The co-pilot who launched an axe attack inside the cockpit of an Israel-bound FlyDubai flight had previously been barred from flying over extremism concerns.

UAE prosecutors have formally classified a violent midair cockpit altercation aboard a regional flight as an attempted terrorist act, revealing the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe.

The government is reviewing potential safety advisories for Indian carriers following a cockpit attack on an Indian pilot aboard a flydubai flight.

Hamam al-Hammami, the FlyDubai co-pilot who attacked his captain with an axe mid-flight, had been previously flagged for extremism by Oman Air.

Investigations reveal that FlyDubai first-officer Hamam al-Hammami completed a UK university course before his alleged axe attack on a flight.

Indian Air Force Chief AP Singh commended Captain Smit Machchhar for his exceptional bravery following a mid-air cockpit attack during a flight.

Authorities have identified Hamam al-Hammami as the co-pilot who launched a cockpit assault aboard an Israel-bound flight using a crash axe.

UAE officials have formally classified a violent cockpit assault on a Flydubai flight as a terrorist act, following an attempted takeover by the co-pilot using an emergency axe.

Investigations reveal that the FlyDubai co-pilot who launched a mid-air cockpit attack had previously been barred from flying in Oman over extremism.

Captain Smit Machchhar survived a harrowing cockpit attack by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight, unlocking the flight deck door to let passengers intervene and prevent disaster.

Following a violent midair cockpit attack and a terrifying vertical plunge over Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump praised the structural resilience of the Boeing 737 MAX.