46%of the 85 stories on this subject ran on one side of the press and not the other — most often unreported by center media.
Measured across every snapshot the engine kept, Tuesday, 28 July 2026 to Saturday, 3 October 2026. A story counts as one-sided when outlets on one side of the spectrum carried it and the other side did not.
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Israel-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilots brawl
83Saturday, 3 October 2026EN, URPassengers subdued co-pilot who stabbed pilot and tried to crash Israel-bound flight
51Saturday, 3 October 2026EN, TR, URFlydubai co-pilot attacked pilot in 'suicide attack', passengers report
36Saturday, 3 October 2026EN, FR, TRIsrael investigates flydubai flight incident as attempted terrorist attack
33Netanyahu says flydubai co-pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination
30Saturday, 3 October 2026EN, ESPassenger describes fight for flydubai plane control after pilot stabbing
21Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar hailed as hero after averting disaster during cockpit stabbing
20Flydubai pilot tells PM Modi he opened cockpit door during co-pilot attack
19Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after mid-air incident
17Saturday, 3 October 2026EN, FRDubai-Tel Aviv flight issues emergency code; Israeli jets scramble
15UAE probes possible terror link in Flydubai flight incident
14Flydubai pilot recounts opening cockpit door during co-pilot attack
12Israeli PM says pilot tried to crash flight after stabbing captain
12Israel to ramp up pilot checks after flydubai scare
11Israel and UAE investigate flydubai flight incident, motive unclear
10Trump calls Flydubai co-pilot 'terrorist' or 'whack-job'
9Flydubai co-pilot barred from flying by Oman over radical views before attack
9Indian pilot attacked by co-pilot on flydubai flight is stable
8Israel seeks extradition of Omani pilot accused of attempting jihadist terror attack
6Israeli prime minister says pilot tried to crash a plane bound for Tel Aviv
6Saturday, 3 October 2026EN, FRFlydubai attack becomes election flashpoint in Israel's turbulent election season
5UAE prosecutor: Flydubai co-pilot attempted terror act on flight FZ1073
5UAE prosecutor says flydubai co-pilot attempted terrorist attack
4Flydubai co-pilot reportedly planned terror attack on flight to Tel Aviv
4UAE declares emergency landing of Israel-bound flight a terrorist act
3Israel-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilots brawl
83Friday, 2 October 2026EN, URPassengers subdued co-pilot who stabbed pilot and tried to crash Israel-bound flight
51Friday, 2 October 2026EN, TR, URFlydubai flight diverted after co-pilot attacks pilot in apparent suicide attempt
34Friday, 2 October 2026EN, FR, TRFlydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilots injured
33Friday, 2 October 2026DE, EN, URNetanyahu hails Indian pilot who fought off co-pilot attempting to crash plane
31Friday, 2 October 2026EN, FR, URIsrael investigates Flydubai flight incident as attempted jihadist terrorist attack
31Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar hailed as hero after averting disaster during cockpit stabbing
20Passengers subdued attacker on Flydubai flight after pilot was stabbed
19Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilot altercation
16Friday, 2 October 2026EN, FRDubai-Tel Aviv flight issues emergency code; Israeli jets scramble
15UAE probes possible terror link in Flydubai flight incident
14Indian pilot tells PM Modi he opened cockpit door during flydubai attack
14Indian pilot hailed as hero after cockpit struggle on Israel-bound flight
13Israeli PM says pilot tried to crash flight after stabbing captain
12Flydubai pilot recounts opening cockpit door during co-pilot attack
12Flydubai co-pilot accused of being radicalized and hating Jews
11Israel and UAE investigate flydubai flight incident, motive unclear
10Israel to increase pilot checks after flydubai scare
10Israeli passenger recounts helping to save flydubai flight from cockpit attack
10Trump calls Flydubai co-pilot 'terrorist' or 'whack-job'
9Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverted after distress signal
9Saudi Arabia investigates Flydubai emergency landing in Tabuk
9Indian pilot attacked by co-pilot on flydubai flight is stable
8Israeli prime minister says pilot tried to crash a plane bound for Tel Aviv
6Friday, 2 October 2026EN, FRIsraeli ministers urge stronger military action after flydubai incident
5Flydubai attack becomes election flashpoint amid Israeli election season
4Flydubai pilot hailed as hero after thwarting co-pilot's attack
4Friday, 2 October 2026EN, TRFlydubai pilot attacked midair speaks with Indian Prime Minister Modi
3Israel-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after brawl between pilots
60Thursday, 1 October 2026EN, URPassengers subdued co-pilot who stabbed pilot on Israel-bound flight
44Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilots injured
33Thursday, 1 October 2026DE, EN, URIsraeli and Indian leaders hail flydubai pilot as hero after mid-air incident
25Thursday, 1 October 2026EN, URPilot tried to crash flydubai plane heading to Israel, Netanyahu says
23Passengers fought off co-pilot's 'suicide attack' on flydubai flight
22Thursday, 1 October 2026EN, FR, TRFlydubai pilot Smit Machchhar hailed hero for averting disaster on Israel flight
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