'Hero' Brit hailed after passengers stop pilot from crashing plane after he stabbed colleague

131 reports from 131 outlets in 1 language · first reported 2026-09-30 15:12 UTC · updated 2026-10-01 09:15 UTC · JSON

A British pilot assisted in safely landing a plane after the pilot was stabbed by a colleague in the cockpit^[1–3]. Israeli authorities believe the incident was an attempted jihadist terrorist attack with the goal of crashing the aircraft^[4].

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Reports

1. British pilot 'helped rescue plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit'Published by eveningnews24.co.uk, messengernewspapers.co.uk, times-series.co.uk, nwemail.co.uk, andoveradvertiser.co.uk, malverngazette.co.uk, barryanddistrictnews.co.uk, ilfordrecorder.co.uk, penarthtimes.co.uk, gazetteseries.co.uk, elystandard.co.uk, kidderminstershuttle.co.uk and 112 more · 2026-09-30 23:02 UTC
2. 'Hero' Brit hailed after passengers stop pilot from crashing plane after he stabbed colleaguePublished by wn.com, manchestereveningnews.co.uk · 2026-10-01 09:15 UTC
3. British pilot ‘helped rescue plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit’Published by thejc.com, irishnews.com · 2026-09-30 15:26 UTC
4. British pilot 'helped rescue plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit' | Burnham and Highbridge Weekly Newsburnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk · en · 2026-09-30 23:02 UTC
5. British pilot 'helped rescue plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit' | Wilts and Gloucestershire Standardwiltsglosstandard.co.uk · en · 2026-09-30 16:22 UTC
6. British pilot 'helped rescue plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit' | Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporterdumbartonreporter.co.uk · en · 2026-09-30 15:55 UTC