A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv squawked the 7500 hijack code, plunged thousands of feet and diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a violent fight in the cockpit.
Israel scrambled fighter jets. Former F-15E Strike Eagle and Thunderbird pilot Max Afterburner breaks down what happened on flight FZ1073, what squawk 7700 and 7500 mean, how a fighter intercept of an airliner really works, and how off-duty pilots on board took the cockpit and got a Boeing 737 MAX safely on the ground.
Israeli officials say the co-pilot is suspected of stabbing the captain. Passengers, cabin crew and off-duty pilots helped restrain him. The investigation is ongoing and several details remain unconfirmed.
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Source: Max Afterburner
