An attack by the copilot on the pilot during a Flydubai flight has raised many questions regarding aviation security, and some of the official versions of the incident have come under scrutiny from online commentators and aviation enthusiasts.About two and a half hours after Flight FZ1073 departed from Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, it went into a sharp descent before eventually making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3FlyDubai pilot hailed as ‘national hero’ as he describes attacklist 2 of 3Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modilist 3 of 3Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with crash axe in ‘terrorist act’: UAEend of listMedia reports said the copilot attacked Captain Smit Machchhar. Passengers were able to overpower the copilot, identified by media as Hamam al-Hammami, after Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door during the attack, which the prosecutor general of the United Arab Emirates said was carried out with the cockpit’s crash axe.While investigators continue working to establish a motive for the attack, several questions have arisen about the incident more generally across social ...

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