Нападение Fly Dubai - обновление

On September 30, 2026, a FlyDubai Boeing 737 Max 8 departs from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Flight FZ 1073 takes off at 7:05 local time with 174 passengers on board, including, according to Israeli authorities, 27 children. The captain on today's flight is Indian national Smith Machhar. A very experienced pilot. Thirteen years in civil aviation, nearly 10,000 flight hours. Mostly all on Boeing aircraft. Before FlyDubai, he worked for 11 years at SpiceJet as a flight instructor. The co-pilot, born in the UAE but holding an Omani passport, is 29-year-old Hamam Al-Hamami. He had been at FlyDubai for less than a year, having previously worked for Oman’s national airline. However, according to media reports, Al-Hamami was removed from flight duties and transferred to an administrative role at Oman Air due to extremist views. After that, he was hired by FlyDubai. In theory, Al-Hamami should not be operating the flight. According to Israeli authorities, there is an agreement stating that flights arriving in the country cannot have pilots from nations without diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv. Nevertheless, the man, whom the media describes as withdrawn and religious, ends up in the co-pilot's seat. On the day of the flight, according to media reports, his Instagram account was deleted. In the air, flight FZ1073 is scheduled to spend about 3.5 hours. During this time, it is expected to cover over 2,000 km. This route is one of the most popular in the Middle East. FlyDubai flights have been operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv without interruption since 2020. The airline did not suspend the route even after October 7, 2023, when many carriers canceled direct flights to Israel due to the Hamas militant attack. The route appeared after Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords in 2020. Initially, the airline operated 14 flights per week, then the number of flights grew sharply, in certain periods of 2026, according to media reports, up to 10 flights per day in each direction. Currently, FlyDubai advertises up to thirty flights a week on its website. Besides FlyDubai from the UAE, only Etihad flies to Tel Aviv. Usually, the company's aircraft perform up to three direct flights a day from Abu Dhabi. A little over two hours later, while the Boeing was flying over northern Saudi Arabia, the aircraft began to descend sharply. In a minute and a half, it dives from an altitude of 34,000 feet to 16,600 feet. Then the Boeing climbs and dives again. This time to approximately 15,000 feet. About 7.5 minutes after the start of the first descent, the crew sets code 7700. This is a distress signal. About 9 minutes later, the code changes to 7500. Unlawful interference. According to regulations, air traffic control must contact the crew to verify if a hijacking attempt is truly taking place. After all, the code can be entered by mistake or due to another emergency situation for which there is no exact description. On September 22, eight days before the current events, on a Ryanair flight to Dublin, the crew also set the 7500 code. One of the passengers passed notes to the flight attendants claiming that she was being followed and behaved anxiously. The plane returned to the departure airport, and the information about being followed was not confirmed. Whether there was a request from the controller at the moment the 7500 code was set on the FlyDubai plane is still unknown. But as soon as it becomes clear that there is an emergency on board, Israel immediately scrambles Air Force fighters. After a while, the crew changes the code again to 7700. The air traffic control center at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, receives a distress signal from FZ1073 at 8:44 local time. An emergency is immediately declared at the airport, and special services are dispatched to the arriving aircraft. The landing took place at 9:45, about an hour after that signal. As for what is truly known about what happened on board? A little over two hours after the flight began, the co-pilot suddenly attacks the captain. According to some reports, with a knife, according to others, with an emergency axe that is always present in the cockpit. The wounded captain, Smith Machar, engages in a struggle with his partner. Passengers in the cabin hear shouts and noise. They run up to the cockpit door. Machar manages to open it at that moment, and passengers see the co-pilot trying to damage the control panel. The plane is already in a nosedive at this moment. The rate of descent is such that part of the Boeing's rudder is damaged. The airliner is rapidly losing altitude. The passengers collectively manage to neutralize the co-pilot. Among the passengers is an Israeli plumber, Yaniv Hayun. He is being called one of the saviors of the plane. According to U.S. President Donald Trump, citing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hayun allegedly pulled the plane out of the dive himself because he watched a documentary series about plane crash investigations and therefore knew what to do. However, both Hayun himself and the initial reports from officials state that two relief pilots were able to land the plane. They were on the plane in case the main crew exceeded their flight time limits. It is these pilots who take control of the Boeing. They level the plane, transmit distress and unlawful interference signals over the air, and then land the damaged machine at the airport in the city of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. Special services are already there, and they detain Al-Hamami. The passengers spend about 7 hours at the airport while two reserve FlyDubai planes fly in to pick them up. According to media reports, some of the people refuse to board a plane from this airline. The investigation into the incident is being conducted by the special services of four countries in the region with the support of the USA. UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi has already stated that this is a case of an attempted terrorist attack. According to the investigation, the co-pilot wanted to hijack the plane. According to a version spread by Israeli journalists, Al-Hamami planned to crash the plane directly into the Ben Gurion Airport terminal in Tel Aviv. However, there is no confirmation of this version. Among other theories, the so-called Iranian connection is being considered. In addition, personal motives of the co-pilot are not ruled out as a cause for the attempted hijacking. The latter version is a clear reference to the catastrophe of March 24, 2015. At that time, the co-pilot of a Germanwings A320 aircraft, flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, committed suicide while in a state of depression by steering the plane into the mountains. A total of 150 people died in that disaster. However, according to the Israeli side, the motive was more nationalist and religious than suicidal, and not linked to terrorism. At the same time, according to ABC News, the investigation has not yet discovered any links between Al-Hamami and any groups. The investigation is currently ongoing. It is known for certain that FlyDubai has suspended all flights to Israel. Emirates has also halted its codeshare flights with FlyDubai to Tel Aviv. And Israel has banned FlyDubai flights to Ben Gurion Airport. To bring back citizens stranded in the UAE, Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia, and Israir launched special flights from Dubai, and the Israeli Ministry of Transport requested an increase in Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi. The halt of flights is an additional crisis situation for the entire Middle East, whose air traffic had already been disrupted in recent months due to the conflict between Iran, the US, and Gulf countries. The incident has also led to a crisis of confidence regarding the screening procedures for pilots flying into Israel. A spokesperson for the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Daron Spielman, told Reuters that Israel would tighten these checks. Spielman described the essence.

Smith Machhar. A very experienced pilot . 13 years in civil aviation, nearly 10,000 flight hours. Mostly all on Boeing aircraft. Before FlyDubai, he worked for 11 years at SpiceJet as a flight instructor. The co-pilot, born in the UAE but holding an Omani

passport, is 29-year-old Hamam Al-Hamami. He had been at FlyDubai for less than a year, having previously worked for Oman’s national airline.

However, according to media reports, Al-Hamami was removed from flight duties and transferred to an administrative role at Oman Air due to extremist views. After that, he was hired by FlyDubai. In theory, Al-Hamami should not be operating the flight.

According to Israeli authorities, there is an agreement stating that flights arriving in the country cannot have pilots from nations without diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv. Nevertheless, the man, whom the media describes as withdrawn and religious, ends up in the

co-pilot's seat. On the day of the flight, according to media reports, his Instagram account was deleted. In the air, flight FZ1073 is scheduled to spend about 3.5 hours. During this time , it is expected to cover over 2,000 km

. This route is one of the most popular in the Middle East. FlyDubai flights have been operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv without interruption since 2020.

The airline did not suspend the route even after October 7, 2023, when many carriers canceled direct flights to Israel due to the Hamas militant attack . The route appeared after Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords in 2020. Initially, the

airline operated 14 flights per week, then the number of flights grew sharply , in certain periods of 2026, according to media reports, up to 10 flights per day in each direction. Currently, FlyDubai advertises up to thirty flights a week on its website. Besides

FlyDubai from the UAE, only Etihad flies to Tel Aviv. Usually, the company's aircraft perform up to three direct flights a day from Abu Dhabi. A little over two hours later, while the Boeing was flying over northern Saudi Arabia, the aircraft began to descend

sharply. In a minute and a half, it dives from an altitude of 34,000 feet to 16,600 feet. Then the Boeing climbs and dives again. This time to approximately 15,000 feet. About 7.5 minutes after the start of the first

descent, the crew sets code 7700. This is a distress signal. About 9 minutes later, the code changes to 7500.

Unlawful interference. According to regulations, air traffic control must contact the crew to verify if a hijacking attempt is truly taking place . After all, the code can be entered by mistake or due to another emergency situation for which there is no exact

description. On September 22, eight days before the current events, on a Ryanair flight to Dublin, the crew also set the 7500 code. One of the passengers passed notes to the flight attendants claiming that she was being followed and behaved anxiously. The

plane returned to the departure airport , and the information about being followed was not confirmed. Whether there was a request from the controller at the moment the 7500 code was set on the FlyDubai plane is still unknown.

But as soon as it becomes clear that there is an emergency on board, Israel immediately scrambles Air Force fighters. After a while, the crew changes the code again to 7700. The air traffic control center at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International

Airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, receives a distress signal from FZ1073 at 8:44 local time. An emergency is immediately declared at the airport, and special services are dispatched to the arriving aircraft. The landing took place at 9:45, about an hour after that

signal. As for what is truly known about what happened on board? A little over two hours after the flight began, the co-pilot suddenly attacks the captain. According to some reports, with a knife, according to others, with an emergency axe that is always present

in the cockpit. The wounded captain, Smith Machar, engages in a struggle with his partner. Passengers in the cabin hear shouts and noise. They run up to the cockpit door. Machar manages to open it at that moment, and passengers see the co-pilot trying to

damage the control panel. The plane is already in a nosedive at this moment. The rate of descent is such that part of the Boeing's rudder is damaged. The airliner is rapidly losing altitude.

The passengers collectively manage to neutralize the co-pilot. Among the passengers is an Israeli plumber, Yaniv Hayun. He is being called one of the saviors of the plane. According to U.S.

President Donald Trump, citing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hayun allegedly pulled the plane out of the dive himself because he watched a documentary series about plane crash investigations and therefore knew what to do. However, both Hayun himself and

the initial reports from officials state that two relief pilots were able to land the plane. They were on the plane in case the main crew exceeded their flight time limits. It is these pilots who take control of the Boeing.

They level the plane, transmit distress and unlawful interference signals over the air, and then land the damaged machine at the airport in the city of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia. Special services are already there, and they detain Al-Hamami. The passengers spend about 7

hours at the airport while two reserve FlyDubai planes fly in to pick them up.

According to media reports, some of the people refuse to board a plane from this airline. The investigation into the incident is being conducted by the special services of four countries in the region with the support of the USA.

UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al-Shamsi has already stated that this is a case of an attempted terrorist attack. According to the investigation, the co-pilot wanted to hijack the plane . According to a version spread by Israeli journalists, Al-Hamami planned

to crash the plane directly into the Ben Gurion Airport terminal in Tel Aviv . However, there is no confirmation of this version. Among other theories, the so-called Iranian connection is being considered. In addition, personal motives of the co-pilot are not ruled

out as a cause for the attempted hijacking. The latter version is a clear reference to the catastrophe of March 24, 2015. At that time, the co-pilot of a Germanwings A320 aircraft , flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, committed suicide while in a state of

depression by steering the plane into the mountains. A total of 150 people died in that disaster. However, according to the Israeli side, the motive was more nationalist and religious than suicidal, and not linked to terrorism. At the same time,

according to ABC News, the investigation has not yet discovered any links between Al-Hamami and any groups. The investigation is currently ongoing. It is known for certain that Flydubai has suspended all flights to Israel. Emirates has also halted its

codeshare flights with Flydubai to Tel Aviv. And Israel has banned Flydubai flights to Ben Gurion Airport. To bring back citizens stranded in the UAE, Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia, and Israir launched special flights from Dubai, and the Israeli Ministry of

Transport requested an increase in Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi. The halt of flights is an additional crisis situation for the entire Middle East, whose air traffic had already been disrupted in recent months due to the conflict between Iran, the US, and Gulf

countries. The incident has also led to a crisis of confidence regarding the screening procedures for pilots flying into Israel. A spokesperson for the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Daron Spielman, told Reuters that Israel would tighten these checks.

Spielman described the essence of the measures as follows: "The identity of every pilot flying to Israel will be known in advance. Everyone will undergo some form of security screening." Checks in Israel are already some of the strictest in the world, and now

they will become even tougher. Aviation security expert Erik Houten stated in an interview with Western media that the responsibility for screening pilots always lies with the airline. It is obligated to verify who is sitting in the cockpit according to national

regulations. And every country has its own. Oversight of Flydubai itself is conducted by the GCAA, the UAE's aviation regulator. In other words, Israel wants to add its own level of verification on top of the Emirati one.

Immediately after the incident, discussions began in the Western press regarding cockpit security. Since September 11, civil aviation worldwide has only focused on increasing the strength and reliability of cockpit doors to protect them from passengers.

But the Flydubai incident and other recent aviation accidents have shown that sometimes the threat can come from inside the cockpit, from someone the pilot considers their own ally. Roger McMillan, security and counter-terrorism specialist. To understand why this is so important,

let's examine the logic underlying the modern cockpit security system. On September 11, 2001, hijackers armed with nothing more than box cutters and knives broke into cockpits protected only by flimsy doors. Over the next few years, aviation authorities around the

world mandated the installation of reinforced doors designed to withstand forced entry and even gunfire.

Procedures changed as well. Cockpit doors now remain locked during flight, and pilots are trained not to open them , regardless of what is happening in the cabin. These measures worked, and hijackings of this kind have virtually ceased. However, the system is based on

the implicit assumption that everyone inside the cockpit is a defender, while everyone outside is a potential threat.

The danger of this assumption was evident long before this week. In November 2013, the captain of a LAM Mozambique Airlines flight from Maputo to Luanda was left alone on the flight deck when his first officer went to the

lavatory. Investigators concluded that the captain intentionally used the autopilot to fly the plane into the ground, killing all 33 people on board.

Two years later, in March 2015, Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz waited for the captain to leave the cockpit, locked the door, and steered Flight 9525 into a French mountainside, killing all 150 people on board. The captain was unable to re-enter. A

feature intended to protect the aircraft was used against it. Fortunately, such cases are rare. Tens of millions of flights a year end safely, but the consequences are catastrophic, and the most notorious examples demonstrate the same vulnerability: a locked door with one

person behind it. After the Germanwings crash, many airlines introduced rules requiring two crew members to be in the cockpit at all times, though some later abandoned the policy. In this case, such a precaution would not have helped . Both pilots were already in the

cockpit, and help instead came from outside. Whatever the investigations eventually uncover, the lessons from this incident and those that preceded it are already clear: four things must change. First, flight crews must be screened as thoroughly as passengers.

The Israeli Prime Minister's office says it will identify every pilot flying into the country, whether for Israeli or foreign carriers, and conduct security checks. Other nations should ask themselves if their own conditions could withstand the same scrutiny. Background checks at the time

of hiring are just a snapshot. Complex routes require ongoing assessment and rigorous watch lists. Second, screening must continue after hiring; airlines must take colleagues 'concerns seriously, protect those who raise them , and act before a problem escalates into a crisis. Third, mental health

should be part of the response, but it must be approached with caution until there is evidence that it played a role . And most pilots who are struggling do not pose a danger to anyone. However, the Germanwings flight disaster showed

what happens when a pilot hides a problem from their employer. Airlines must provide confidential peer support, clear treatment protocols that don't automatically end a flying career, and a level of screening that goes beyond issuing a medical certificate. Fourth,

airlines need a plan for the event of an attack from inside the cockpit. Witnesses say that on this flight, the wounded captain managed to open the door. Passengers resisted the attacker, and off-duty pilots landed the plane.

Such a combination of courage and luck cannot be a plan in itself. Crews need clear procedures and the ability for the right people to gain access to the cockpit without making it easier for the wrong people. Twenty-five years ago

, the industry learned how to protect the cockpit from threats coming from the outside. Now it must recognize that the person inside is just as important, and create a security system that depends neither on luck nor on the

bravery of a wounded captain. M.