FlyDubai co-pilot attempted to seize control, injuring the captain The fight in the cockpit of a FlyDubai passenger jet was sparked by the co-pilot's attempt to seize control and cause a plane crash, according to Israel's Channel 14. The incident on board a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv has already been called an attempted major terrorist attack. According to Israeli journalist Amit Segal, citing a high-ranking Israeli official, the co-pilot, a Ukrainian, intended to hijack the aircraft and then cause a crash. In an attempt to eliminate the captain, he stabbed him several times, but was unable to complete his crime when other crew members and passengers burst into the cockpit and overpowered the co-pilot. Fortunately, two pilots, traveling as passengers on a business... Read more>>>