Stabbed FlyDubai Pilot Smit Machchhar Recounts Attack to Indian PM Modi

Captain Smit Machchhar describes the mid-air stabbing by his co-pilot during a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

14 publishers · 41 articles · first seen 30 Sept 2026 · updated 34d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · FlyDubai co-pilot transferred to Israel by Oct. 31?

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The story so far

14 publishers have covered this in 41 articles since 30 Sept 2026. Times of India published first, on 30 September at 19:42 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 7 min later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 4 October at 00:55 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), CBS News (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Times of India, South China Morning Post, Latest articles, Fox News World, Sky News, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines and 2 more, all listed under Sources below.

One prediction market prices this story:

FlyDubai co-pilot transferred to Israel by Oct. 31? — resolved “No” on 1 Nov 2026. The outcome is Yes if the co-pilot physically enters Israeli territory by October 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET. The outcome is No if he does not enter Israel within that timeframe or if the event occurs outside the specified period. Readers often mistake official announcements of intent for actual transfer, but only physical entry into Israel counts.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on FlyDubai co-pilot transferred to Israel by Oct. 31? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

30 Sept, 19:42Times of India 'A true hero': Netanyahu 'salutes' Indian pilot who stopped co-pilot from crashing plane—
30 Sept, 19:49Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Netanyahu praises stabbed Indian pilot for saving lives on Flydubai flight—
1 Oct, 01:43Times of India 'Hero in a way': Trump hails stabbed Flydubai Indian pilot, calls co-pilot 'whack job'—
1 Oct, 05:01News Feed Indian Flydubai pilot hailed as hero—
1 Oct, 05:06Times of India flydubai 'hijack' scare: PM Modi speaks to hero pilot Smit Machchhar's family—
1 Oct, 05:06Times of India Tel Aviv flight 'hijack' scare: PM Modi speaks to hero pilot Smit Machchhar's family—
1 Oct, 05:06Times of India 'Prevented another 9/11': PM Modi heaps praise on flydubai pilot Captain Machchhar—
1 Oct, 05:18South China Morning Post Indian pride swells as flydubai pilot who saved 174 lives hailed as ‘absolute hero’—
1 Oct, 09:14Latest articles Indian pilot hailed as ‘hero’ after cockpit struggle—
1 Oct, 09:23Times of India Flydubai hero pilot Smit Machchhar to be awarded ‘Visisht Gujarat Garima Award’—
Show 31 later sources
1. 1 Oct, 14:23Times of India 'In good health & recovering well': Indian envoy meets flydubai pilot Machchhar—
2. 1 Oct, 15:25Times of India World Smit-ten with flydubai pilot who saved Israelis, beat social media hijacking—
3. 1 Oct, 15:52Fox News World FlyDubai pilot showed world 'the highest form of courage,' India's PM says—
4. 1 Oct, 19:54Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Who is Capt. Smit, Machchhar, the pilot of the Flydubai flight?—
5. 1 Oct, 23:28Times of India The world's Smit-ten: PM to Trump, praise pours in for braveheart pilot8%
6. 1 Oct, 23:34CBS News New video shows FlyDubai pilot hurt, asking for help5%▼3 points since the previous source
7. 2 Oct, 01:35Times of India 'Proud of our Mumbai boy': Netizens hail flydubai hero pilot, seeks Ashok Chakra5%▼1 points since the previous source
8. 2 Oct, 06:03Times of India PM Modi speaks to India's 'hero' flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, wishes him quick recovery4%▼1 points since the previous source
9. 2 Oct, 07:03Times of India 'I was reciting Hanuman Chalisa': Flydubai pilot Machchhar tells PM Modi about cockpit ordeal4%▲1 points since the previous source
10. 2 Oct, 07:14Sky News Flydubai captain 'could not let people die' as he describes fight to open cockpit door4%
11. 2 Oct, 08:37ABC News ‘I was fighting for my life’: Pilot hailed as hero recalls FlyDubai cockpit attack4%
12. 2 Oct, 09:04France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines Flydubai hero pilot tells Modi 'I could not let all those people die'4%
13. 2 Oct, 10:04All Content from Business Insider 'I couldn't let everyone else die': The Flydubai pilot stabbed by his coworker describes how he helped save Flight 10734%
14. 2 Oct, 10:57CBS News FlyDubai pilot tells his survival story in emotional call with Indian leader4%
15. 2 Oct, 11:06Times of India 'Terrorist act': UAE official on flydubai attack, praises India pilot Smit Machchhar4%
16. 2 Oct, 11:32Times of India 'No mental capacity to react': Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar's wife recalls shock4%
17. 2 Oct, 11:43Times of India 'Exceptional courage': Pilots body seeks bravery award for Smit Machchhar, writes to PM4%
18. 2 Oct, 12:14South China Morning Post Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls Flydubai cockpit attack4%
19. 2 Oct, 12:54Just In News FlyDubai pilot on cockpit attack: 'I was fighting for my life'4%
20. 2 Oct, 12:57News Feed Flydubai pilot recounts battle to save plane4%
21. 2 Oct, 13:52Fox News World Hero FlyDubai pilot says he was 'fighting for my life' as plane plunged after copilot attack4%
22. 2 Oct, 17:15Deutsche Welle FlyDubai 'hero' pilot speaks for first time4%
23. 2 Oct, 18:03Bloomberg Markets Indian Pilot Recalls FlyDubai Cockpit Attack4%
24. 2 Oct, 20:54Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera FlyDubai pilot hailed as ‘national hero’ as he describes attack4%
25. 2 Oct, 22:50Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit stabbing in call with Indian PM Modi4%
26. 2 Oct, 23:50CBS News FlyDubai captain stabbed mid-flight by "radicalized" co-pilot speaks out4%
27. 3 Oct, 09:39Times of India Shah Rukh Khan salutes flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar for saving 174 lives on flight4%
28. 3 Oct, 10:27Times of India 'Recovering well': MEA gives health update on flydubai hero pilot Smit Machchhar4%
29. 3 Oct, 12:19Times of India 'Highest degree of courage': UAE's deputy PM meets flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar4%
30. 3 Oct, 15:19The Hill Trump thanks man who helped save Flydubai flight: 'What a job he did, he's a hero'4%
31. 4 Oct, 00:55Times of India 'He prayed before attack': Machchhar tells Netanyahu chilling flydubai cockpit ordeal4%
1 Nov, 06:15Market resolved: No

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