More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane

Questions continue to swirl about the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain and tried to crash a packed flight from Dubai to Israel.

• Oct 5

Co-pilot stabs captain, tries to crash FlyDubai flight en route to Israel

Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu says the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination."

• Oct 1

Co-pilot of Dubai flight to Israel tried to crash plane after stabbing co pilot, Netanyahu says

Israeli investigators are now considering the possibility that this could have been an attempted 9/11 style attack. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.

• Oct 1

Passengers recount terrifying attempted hijack of Dubai-to-Israel flight

Passenger Ron Levi tells CBS News the attempted hijack of a Dubai-to-Israel flight was "the scariest thing possible."

• Sep 30

Israeli bound flight makes emergency landing after a pilot is stabbed during flight

A pilot was stabbed on a flight from Dubai to Tel-Aviv, in what the Israeli government is calling "an attempted terror attack." The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. CBS News New York’s Tim McNicholas reports.

• Sep 30

Americans returning to NYC area from Middle East blast evacuation plan

The first direct flight out of the United Arab Emirates landed Thursday at JFK Airport. On board were many area residents who had been stranded since the surprise U.S. military attack on Saturday. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.

• Mar 5

Antonio Brown waives extradition on attempted murder charge

Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Florida after deciding not to contest his extradition from a New Jersey jail on an attempted murder charge.

• Nov 7, 2025

Antonio Brown extradited from Dubai to stand trial in Miami shooting

Former NFL star Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai to the U.S. to face attempted murder charges in a Miami shooting outside a boxing event.

• Nov 6, 2025

Flights ramp back up at Dubai airport after historic rains inundate UAE

Water still covers some roads around Dubai International Airport, but the major hub expects to be fully running again soon as the UAE bails out from a deluge.

• Apr 18, 2024

Historic rainstorm sparks floods, derails Dubai airport operations

Dubai International Airport is urging travelers to stay away as flooding from "a historic weather event" hobbles the arid United Arab Emirates.

• Apr 17, 2024

Renewed concerns for civilians as Israel intensifies southern Gaza assault

Israel pounded targets in the southern Gaza Strip, intensifying a renewed offensive after a weeklong truce with Hamas and giving rise to renewed concerns about civilian casualties.

• Dec 2, 2023

NYC college student released from Dubai jail after airport arrest

The Lehman College student from the Bronx was accused of assaulting and insulting an airport security guard and sentenced to one year in jail.

• Oct 4, 2023

Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos reportedly released from Dubai jail

The Lehman College student from the Bronx was accused of assaulting and insulting an airport security guard.

• Oct 4, 2023