flydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Cockpit Axe After Oman Air Grounded Him Over Extremism

The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 used a cockpit crash axe to attack the captain before trying to take control of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, according to UAE prosecutors. Wednesday’s incident took place onboard a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and is now being treated as an attempted terrorist attack by authorities.