From The Straits Times · · 50s
Flydubai flight plunge simulation
Aviation instructor recreates 4,800m plunge in 30 seconds.
In brief
Aviation instructor recreates 4,800m plunge in 30 seconds. Flydubai flight FZ1073 plunged 4,800m in 30 seconds after co-pilot attacked pilot, landing safely with passenger intervention. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
Flight FZ1073 plunge
Aviation instructor says flydubai flight FZ1073 plunged over 4,800m in 30 seconds after co-pilot attacked pilot.
“Like a ‘vertical roller coaster’: Simulating flight FZ1073’s sudden plunge”
Co-pilot attack
Co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami attacked pilot with emergency crash axe, described as a terrorist attack.
“terrorist attack”
Simulator recreation
Aviation instructor recreated the plunge in flight simulator, noting autopilot disconnection caused rapid acceleration.
Passenger intervention
Passengers overpowered co-pilot, allowing reserve crew to land Boeing 737 MAX 8 safely.
President Trump praise
President Trump praised Boeing 737 MAX 8 for withstanding extreme forces during the incident.
“It was an amazing show of precise and powerful structural planning and design”
Co-pilot background
Co-pilot has rejected airline applications and studied aviation management with Australian links under investigation.
“Royal Air Maroc told Reuters he did a three-month training with the airline in 2025 but his application to work there afterwards was rejected”
In short
Flydubai flight FZ1073 plunged 4,800m in 30 seconds after co-pilot attacked pilot, landing safely with passenger intervention.
