Israel-bound jet drops 17,000 feet
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The FlyDubai plane transmitted an emergency alert shortly after takeoff, according to publicly available flight tracking information. A regional official briefed on the incident said a fight broke out in the cockpit and apparently involved pilots. It wasn't immediately clear what had caused the fight, the official said.
Terrifying new footage reveals how passengers on a commercial aeroplane screamed in panic as the aircraft nosedived during what is feared to have been an attempted hijacking.
A harrowing experience unfolded on a flydubai flight as an Israeli passenger detailed his brave actions in subduing an assailant in the cockpit. The flight, destined for Tel Aviv from Dubai, was forced to divert to Saudi Arabia due to the alarming situation.
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What happened inside Flydubai flight FZ1073? A pilot was stabbed and passengers helped bring the aircraft under control.
A Mesa Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency return to Houston Sunday after the windshield glass shattered shortly after takeoff, according to the airline and air traffic control recordings.
Modern fighter jets are very loud. They can blast between 140 and 153 decibels of noise on takeoff when they use their afterburners, which is enough to burst a person's eardrums if they're at close range. The explosive, high-pitched noise made by fighter ...