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UAE investigators have reportedly confirmed that a Flydubai co-pilot used a crash axe to attack the captain during a flight to Israel. Aviation experts are analyzing how cockpit safety equipment became a weapon and what security measures might prevent similar incidents.
01:44 | October 1, 202601:06 | September 29, 202601:52 | September 27, 202602:52 | October 2, 202602:19 | September 29, 202600:46 | September 28, 2026UAE investigators have confirmed that a Flydubai co-pilot weaponized a cockpit crash axe to attack the captain during a flight to Israel.
Aviation expert John Gradek, joins Global's Jazan Grewal to analyze the incident, including examining how an essential piece of onboard safety equipment became a tool of mid-air terror. UAE investigators have confirmed that a Flydubai co-pilot weaponized a cockpit crash axe to attack the captain during a flight to Israel.
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