https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/i-couldn-t-let-everybody-else-die-says-hero-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchharContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/i-couldn-t-let-everybody-else-die-says-hero-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchharhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/i-couldn-t-let-everybody-else-die-says-hero-flydubai-pilot-smit-machchhar#u98256Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:15:27 +0000FlyDubai Captain Smit Machchhar states he fought off an assault by his copilot to prevent a disaster, saying he could not let everyone else die. Machchhar sustained injuries and spoke from a hospital bed in Abu Dhabi to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recounting how he opened the cockpit door while being attacked on the Tel Aviv-bound flight. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that the pilot prevented another 9/11 during the Wednesday incident. The exact identity and motive of the attacker remain unknown.Why it mattersThe incident involved a violent confrontation inside the cockpi