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On 30 September 2026 of the year, a fight between pilots occurred on board a passenger aircraft of Flydubai, operating flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The conflict led to a serious in-flight emergency. Recently, during one of Russia’s night attacks on Ukraine, Polish forces did not see the Ukrainian MiG-29 on radar — this created a risk of “friendly fire.” The aircraft, with more than 170 people on board, transmitted a special code indicating a hijacking. The plane descended to a suspicious altitude and veered toward Saudi Arabia. In response to the incident, Israel even scrambled fighter jets. As later revealed, the incident could have been caused by a fight between the pilots. This is reported by CNN. What is known about the in-flight incident: Approximately after 90 minutes from takeoff, when the plane entered Jordanian airspace, it transmitted the signal “7700” — an international transponder code indicating a general emergency. Subsequently, the code “7500” was transmitted, which indicates unlawful interference with an aircraft and is usually associated with a hijacking. According to Channel 12, the commander is of Russian origin, and the co-pilot is Ukrainian. After the fight in the cockpit, both were removed from the aircraft. One of them had lost consciousness on board. The Russian serviceman tried to deliberately crash the plane — witnesses report that the first pilot (the Russian) attacked the second (the Ukrainian) with a knife, after which the aircraft went into a sharp dive, Channel 12 reports. The plane was able to land thanks to the other pilots on board who helped guide the aircraft to an airstrip in Saudi Arabia. The airline stated that there was no safety threat. At the same time, the incident triggered a serious security response in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz even convened an urgent security briefing, and the Israeli police operations department ordered the creation of a joint command center with the participation of other security forces. As FACTS reported, 17 September in the United States a F-16 jet was shot down. The aircraft crashed in a rural area near private residences and exploded. The pilot managed to eject.
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