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Who are the mystery pilots who successfully landed endangered Flydubai flight 1073?
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A passenger on Flydubai flight 1073 has described the actions of on-duty crew members who rushed into the cockpit to stabilise and land the plane after the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe. The flight carrying 182 people en route to Israel Wednesday was able to make an emergency landin
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4 Oct 09:36
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Who are the mystery pilots who successfully landed endangered Flydubai flight 1073?
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