# Flydubai captain recounts fending off axe blows during co-pilot attack

https://mins.news/en/item/105316

- Reuters, 2026-10-18 16:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/captain-flydubai-plane-describes-blocking-axe-blows-co-pilot-attacked-2026-10-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad4f8c421dea900012cd60a

> The captain of a flydubai flight says a co-pilot who meant to crash the plane attacked him. He blocked axe blows aimed at his head, shouted for help and reached for the cockpit door control.

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