A pilot stabbed his captain midflight. Then came the rescue.
A co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash a Fly Dubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was thwarted by passengers and crew, who subdued the attacker after a violent mid-air struggle that saw the plane drop 16,000 feet in one minute. The incident, treated as a potential terror attack, highlights
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