Yesterday at 02:16 PM1 day https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/diverted-flydubai-flight-israel-was-not-hijacking-incident-israeli-prime-2026-09-30/Whether truly a terrorism-plot and hijacking, or just a couple of middle eastern pilots doing middle eastern things, this is why I hate it when forced to fly on some of these airlines. Glad the cabin crew and some pax got it under control and safely diverted. Crazy.
20 hours ago20 hr Oldest beef in the world, Tastes Great vs Less Filling. Classic.Glad some crew got in there and some pax pilots got it on the ground, minus a rudder and all.
18 hours ago18 hr Only reason they didn't all die was because pilot was able to unlock the door. Crazy
16 hours ago16 hr Captain Smit Machchhar, Indian national, stabbed by the Omani First Officer. Israel is already claiming it was terrorism, which might be a bit early to jump to that conclusion vs suicide. But I'm sure more info will come out as time passes.Crazy:"Hayun then described putting the attacker in a chokehold and pulling him outside of the cockpit before other passengers helped to pin him down.He added that he "pulled the controls" of the plane, explaining to Netanyahu that he watches Canadian documentary series Air Crash Investigation. "The plane started to level out, a bit more, and then [another] pilot told me he was taking control from there."https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjdv7pmj9dno
16 hours ago16 hr 4 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said:Oldest beef in the world, Tastes Great vs Less Filling. Classic.Glad some crew got in there and some pax pilots got it on the ground, minus a rudder and all.B-52 - "Hold my beer."
1 hour ago1 hr During my contracting days, I flew out of Dubai numerous times, flew on Emirates directly to DFW. One time I was the only American on the jet except for the cabin crew, who were Scottish, and the Capt and FO were British. Maybe those airlines should look at you guys looking for jobs.
25 minutes ago25 min Author They are much worse to fly for than the big US carriers (work rules, schedule, you have to live/commute internationally to a shithole, etc.) There’s always some westerners willing to do it, but there’s a reason the vast majority won’t touch it.
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