This Indian pilot’s split-second decision helped save 182 people aboard the Flydubai flight attack

Prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates say the co-pilot attacked Capt. Smit Machchhar with a crash axe before attempting to take control of the aircraft.

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Capt. Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot of the Flydubai flight attacked over the Middle East last week, was wounded and bleeding when he made the decision that would give the 181 others aboard a chance to survive.

With his vision failing and the aircraft rapidly losing altitude, he got back up and opened the cockpit door, …