Wat gebeurde er

Op 30 september 2026 vond op flydubai-vlucht FZ1073 van Dubai naar Tel Aviv een aanval in de cockpit plaats, waarbij volgens de Israëlische premier de ene piloot de andere aanviel en kennelijk probeerde het toestel te laten neerstorten. De Boeing 737 MAX 8 daalde boven Saudi-Arabië in korte tijd duizenden meters en zond de noodcodes 7700 en 7500 uit. Nadat de gewonde gezagvoerder Smit Machchhar de cockpitdeur had geopend, overmeesterden passagiers, onder wie volgens de BBC Yaniv Hayun, en bemanning de vermoedelijke aanvaller en brachten meereizende flydubai-piloten het toestel veilig aan de grond in Tabuk. Er vielen geen doden; beide piloten werden gewond naar het ziekenhuis gebracht.

Oorzaak en analyse

Nog niet vastgesteld. De procureur-generaal van de VAE noemde de aanval op 3 oktober 2026 een poging tot een terroristische daad en onderzoekt de volledige omstandigheden, motieven en eventuele verbanden. Flydubai geeft geen commentaar zolang het onderzoek loopt.

Onderzoek loopt · Openbaar Ministerie van de VAE (procureur-generaal) in samenwerking met de GCAA; Saudische autoriteiten doen eigen onderzoek

Wat er daarna veranderde

• •Flydubai schortte na het incident alle vluchten van en naar Israël tijdelijk op zolang het onderzoek loopt. (AeroTime)

Bronnen

• What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel → BBC News, 2026-09-30
• Who is the 'hero' Indian pilot who was stabbed on Israel-bound flight? → BBC News, 2026-10-01
• A 'hero' pilot, plumber and dentist among those who saved flydubai flight to Israel → The Guardian, 2026-10-01
• Flydubai suspends Israel flights after FZ1073 cockpit incident (liveverslag met verklaringen van flydubai en Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Tabuk) → AeroTime, 2026-10-01
• UAE Attorney General forms team to investigate flydubai altercation incident → Khaleej Times, 2026-10-01
• UAE says it will lead investigation into FlyDubai incident → ABC News, 2026-10-01
• With a tragedy averted, the Flydubai incident has put cockpit security under new scrutiny → The Conversation, 2026-10-01
• Flydubai passenger describes putting attacker in chokehold after cockpit stabbing → BBC News, 2026-09-30
• Chokehold, headphone cables and first aid: How 4 Israelis helped save 174 aboard Flydubai → Ynetnews, 2026-09-30
• Attacker's identity and motive remain unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster → AP (via WTOP), 2026-10-01
• Flydubai attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination', Netanyahu says → BBC News, 2026-10-01
• flydubai emergency landing: Saudi Arabia issues clarification → Gulf News, 2026-10-02
• Terrorist images found on Flydubai suspect's social media → CNN, 2026-10-02
• Co-pilot in FlyDubai incident is identified as Omani national named Hamam al-Hammami → AP, 2026-10-03
• Co-pilot on flydubai flight attempted to carry out terrorist act, UAE attorney general says → The National, 2026-10-03
• Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk: Officials → ABC News, 2026-10-03
• Flydubai aircraft reached near-supersonic speeds, extreme airframe stress levels - report (analyse The Wall Street Journal) → The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-03
• How the FlyDubai jet bound for Israel managed to pull out of its sudden plunge → The Globe and Mail, 2026-10-01
• Flydubai aircraft reached near-supersonic speeds, extreme airframe stress levels - report → The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-03
• Transport Ministry employee vetting foreign airline security also freelanced for flydubai - report → The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-05
• Israel aviation security chief paid by Flydubai, Emirates → Israel Hayom, 2026-10-05
• AP report: UAE had shared details about FlyDubai flight with Israel, including pilots' names and nationalities → AP (via PBS), 2026-10-04
• Netanyahu instructs NSC to appoint overseer, probe security aspects of flydubai hijacking → The Jerusalem Post, 2026-10-04
• Eisenkot, Bennett demand Regev's ouster over security failures exposed by flydubai attack → The Times of Israel, 2026-10-05
• Early indications suggest Flydubai co-pilot acted alone in attack, officials say → NBC News, 2026-10-04
• Co-pilot accused of trying to hijack Flydubai plane probably acted alone, Israeli sources say → CNN, 2026-10-04
• Flydubai co-pilot's time in Australia being investigated by security agencies after alleged cockpit attack → The Guardian, 2026-10-04
• Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking fellow pilot had spent time in NZ, police confirm → RNZ, 2026-10-05
• Flydubai hijacking attempt exposes worrying gaps in aviation security → CNN, 2026-10-04