'Making steady progress': Indian embassy in UAE updates on flydubai pilot Machchhar
Captain Smit Machchhar is recovering after being attacked by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight last week. The Indian Embassy in the UAE confirmed he is making steady progress while the investigation into the co-pilot's motive continues.
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This follow-up provides closure on the health status of the pilot who successfully prevented a potential aviation disaster.
NEW DELHI: Captain Smit Machchhar is “making steady progress” and “regaining his health” after being seriously injured in an attack by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight last week, the Indian Embassy in the UAE said on Tuesday.Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot, an Omani national with a crash axe, an emergency tool typically kept in the cockpit during flydubai flight FZ1073 on Wednesday. The motive for the attack remains unclear.“Capt Smit continues to make steady progress and is regaining his health.
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