flydubai
Emirati government-owned low-cost airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Episodes
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#5731: Inside the FlyDubai Cockpit Axe InterrogationA co-pilot, an axe, and a 14,000-foot dive. What actually happens in the interrogation room — and why the calm matters.Main topic -
#5726: Vetting Pilots: The Flydubai 1073 QuestionsA crash-axe attack over Israel raises five hard questions about who actually vets flight crews — and whether route-specific screening can work.Main topic -
#5669: Flydubai 1073: When the Threat Is in the CockpitA first officer stabbed his captain mid-flight. What happened next — and why aviation's security model has no answer for it.Main topic -
#5644: Scrambled Jets and the Hijack Code: What Really HappensA 737 squawks 7500 over Saudi airspace and Israel scrambles fighters. What those jets can actually do — and why "escort" isn't the right word.Main topic -
#5730: What 4 Gs Actually Does to a Body at 17,000 FeetA cockpit door left open, a passenger who knew one thing, and two off-duty pilots in row 30. What the physics of that descent really felt like. -
#5646: Who Wakes the Prime Minister?The nuclear football, the duty clerk, the biscuit in the dry cleaning — how leaders stay reachable 24/7, and what that means for October 7th.