Israeli President Isaac Herzog will award Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism after he fought off a cockpit attack by his co-pilot aboard flydubai flight FZ1073, saving 174 passengers and crew. Machchhar, seriously injured, opened the cockpit door so passengers could subdue the attacker. He is recovering in a UAE hospital.
Israel to honour Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for foiling flydubai attack
Source: Times of India