UAE reveals names of pilots who saved flydubai flight during attempted terror attack. UAE authorities have revealed the names of the two pilots who grounded the flydubai plane following a terror attempt on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. They are Hanson Stephen from Fiji and Rowan Tooth from South Africa. Both were on board as relief pilots: they had to operate the return flight. After co-pilot Hamam al-Hamami attacked captain Smith from Czechia with a death axe and passengers subdued the attacker, Stephen and Tooth took control and landed the damaged aircraft in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded them and other crew members the Order of Zayed, Second Class, for their bravery and ensuring passenger safety.

UAE reveals names of pilots who saved flydubai flight during attempted terror attack. UAE authorities have revealed the names of the two pilots who grounded the flydubai plane following a terror attempt on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight. They are Hanson Stephen from Fiji and Rowan Tooth from South Africa. Both were on board as relief pilots: they had to operate the return flight. After co-pilot Hamam al-Hamami attacked captain Smith from Czechia with a death axe and passengers subdued the attacker, Stephen and Tooth took control and landed the damaged aircraft in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded them and other crew members the Order of Zayed, Second Class, for their bravery and ensuring passenger safety.