# UAE says Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit crash axe in attempted terrorist attack

https://mins.news/en/item/84516

- NBC News, 2026-10-03 09:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/flydubai-pilot-attacked-captain-cockpits-crash-axe-attempted-terrorist-rcna601259

> Officials in the United Arab Emirates said Saturday that a Flydubai pilot attacked another pilot with a cockpit crash axe and attempted to seize control of the aircraft’s flight controls in what they described as an attempted terrorist attack. Investigators are still examining the incident.

## Related coverage

- [New details emerge about co-pilot after Flydubai incident](https://mins.news/en/video/84957) — NBC News, 2026-10-03
- [Moroccan airline denies employing co-pilot in Flydubai cockpit incident](https://mins.news/en/item/84932) — TRT World, 2026-10-03
- [Flydubai co-pilot used crash axe to attack captain, says UAE](https://mins.news/en/item/84449) — The Guardian, 2026-10-03
- [UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted ‘terrorist’ attack](https://mins.news/en/item/84434) — Reuters, 2026-10-03