Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after reported fight between pilots

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Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after reported fight between pilots​

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ne-emergency-landing-saudi-arabia-pilots-feud
A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel has been forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, after an apparent brawl between its pilots prompted distress signals that briefly raised fears of an attempted hijacking.
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A passenger told the Jerusalem Post that one pilot stabbed another and tried to force him out of the cockpit, prompting other Israelis to rush into the cockpit and subdue the attacker as the plane began to plunge.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/2105235416701976607
View: https://x.com/HeidiBachram/status/2105235416701976607?s=20

https://twitter.com/x/status/2105215105726026149
View: https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2105215105726026149?s=20
 
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According German news
Try one of Pilot to Kill the Other, the resulting fight in cockpit let to fast nosedive.
After regaining control, the Crew and Air-Marshall remove the Pilot tie up
and reserve pilot took over

This case reminds me of Federal Express Flight 705 in 1994.
here a Pilot try to murder the Crew with hammer on flight.

Source in German language
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG6AwLA7Uhw
 
Israel's Mossad and Shin Bet are reportedly involved in the investigation, and are looking if there is any link to Iran.
The Omani co-pilot is in the UAE.
Israel's PM Netanyahu said the UAE agreed to let Israel join the investigation.
 
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Saw the interview on Sky News this morning, he was very brave to do what he did and keep the aircraft flying while being attacked.
 
Here's the 3 News article about this from yesterday:


A hero pilot and a plumber have helped save the lives of 170 passengers on board flydubai Flight 1073.

The pilot was stabbed by his own co-pilot, in an apparent attempt to take control and crash the plane. In a remarkable story of survival, the plumber was able to storm the flight deck, put the assailant in a chokehold and stabilise the plane. Rebecca Wright describes how it all unfolded.
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Interestingly enough the pilot received his training here in New Zealand.

I'd really like to know what the co-pilot intended to do if he'd succeeded in gaining control of the aircraft.
 
I would think that the co-pilot would have crashed the aircraft and killed everyone onboard, just be thankfull that that did not happen.
 
more bizarre information from Media.
The Attacker had planned to crash the Plane either into Skyscraper in Tel Aviv or the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
He was fired by Oman Air in 2024–2025 for His expressing support for the Islamic State, jihad, and anti-non-Muslim sentiments.

The Plummer Yaniv Hayoun who gain control over the Plane during the Attack,
is a Huge Fan of Tv show MAYDAY (aka Air Crash Investigation / Air Disasters)
What help him allot to bring the Plane in stable position.
 
An Israeli defense journalist says that Israeli authorities receive lists of all persons on approved flights, so they were aware of the presence of the Omani pilot.
Said pilot apparently flew to Israel several times.

It is therefore possible to conclude this was some serious screening failure that shouldn't have happened. I can also not think of a concrete mechanism to prevent the next incident except to just understand why existing ones failed and how to reinforce them.

There were definitely some open source signs as well, such as the Omani pilot's posting history online.
The IDF, which is unrelated to civilian flights, has closed its dedicated OSINT unit years ago and reopened it following the Oct 7th.
I'm sure better OSINT would serve Israel's civilian authorities as well.
 

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