Pilots who landed Flydubai jet after cockpit axe attack identified

Two pilots, Hanson Steven (Fiji) and Rowan Toth (South Africa), have been identified as the crew who took control of a Flydubai Boeing after an Indian pilot, Smit Machhar, was attacked with an axe in an apparent suicide attempt. They landed the aircraft in Saudi Arabia despite tail damage. The incident highlights aviation security vulnerabilities and crew resilience under extreme duress.

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