Overview
- Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv suffered an onboard attack by the co‑pilot that left the pilot wounded and the jet briefly descending before passengers intervened.
- Passengers including Yaniv Hayoun, Tzvika Ness, Asaf Rajuan and Dr. Shota Musaev entered the cockpit, restrained the accused Omani co‑pilot and helped stabilize the aircraft.
- Hayoun, a 38‑year‑old plumber from Ness Ziona, said he used techniques he learned from the Smithsonian Channel’s Air Disasters to steady the controls while Musaev treated the injured captain.
- The group returned to Israel after the incident and met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and on Saturday U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee presented Hayoun with a red cap signed by President Trump who publicly praised him.
- Officials say formal security and legal investigations into the attempted hijacking remain under way, a process that will determine charges, motives and any changes to airline cockpit security procedures.