Omani Co-Pilot Tries to Down an Israel Flight. 174 People Live.

Send us Fan Mail On Wednesday, Flydubai flight FZ1073 left Dubai for Tel Aviv with about 174 people on board, most of them Israeli families. Two hours in, the Omani first officer attacked Captain Smit Machchhar in the cockpit and the Boeing 737 dropped roughly 14,000 to 17,000 feet in under two minutes. A hijack signal went out. Israeli fighters scrambled. The wounded captain still got the cockpit door open. Passengers, including Israeli plumber Yaniv Hayun, stormed in, subdued the attacker, ...