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Flydubai stabbing: What happens when a pilot turns violent mid-flight?

Flydubai FZ1073 raises questions about cockpit security, pilot vetting and threats from inside the flight deck.

What the coverage shows

Most outlets converge on the same basic frame: a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot stabbed the other, and passengers and crew took control or subdued the attacker. Several, including NBC, AP, Reuters, The Hill, PBS NewsHour and the Washington Post, emphasize Netanyahu’s account that the co-pilot tried to crash the plane, while CBS and BBC often foreground the midair fight or passenger video. A few outlets add their own focus, with the New York Times and Reuters highlighting the injured captain as a hero and Channel 4 and Fox stressing the plunge and drama.

Written by Crossfiled from the 1 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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