UAE honours two off-duty pilots who landed a flydubai plane after a copilot's bid to crash it

Summary

The United Arab Emirates presented awards to two off-duty pilots, Henson Steven of Fiji and Rowan Tooth of South Africa, for safely landing a flydubai aircraft after a terrorist copilot's bid to crash it was thwarted, according to The Times of Israel. The pilots were revealed at a UAE honour ceremony. The Times of Israel reports that the attempt was thwarted by Israeli passengers and an Indian pilot. The article gives no further details of the incident.

Timeline

1. The Times of Israel

   31 Oct 2026, 22:24 UTCSource ↗

   The Times of Israel reports that the UAE presented awards to off-duty pilots Henson Steven of Fiji and Rowan Tooth of South Africa for safely landing a flydubai aircraft after a terrorist copilot's bid to crash it was thwarted by Israeli passengers and an Indian pilot, with the pilots revealed at a UAE honour ceremony.