48%of the 44 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, Thursday, 4 June 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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Passengers 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, TRFlydubai 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
15Israeli PM says pilot tried to crash flight after stabbing captain
12Indian pilot attacked by co-pilot on flydubai flight is stable
8Israeli prime minister says pilot tried to crash a plane bound for Tel Aviv
6Saturday, 3 October 2026EN, FRFlydubai co-pilot reportedly planned terror attack on flight to Tel Aviv
4Passengers 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, URFlydubai 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
15Israeli PM says pilot tried to crash flight after stabbing captain
12Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverted after distress signal
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, FRPassengers 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, URPassengers 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
19Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted after co-pilot allegedly stabbed captain
12Thursday, 1 October 2026EN, FRFlydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv transmits hijacking code
12Israeli passenger says TV show taught him how to save flydubai flight from attacker
7Co-pilot attempted to hijack Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Netanyahu says
4Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverted after issuing distress signal
4Passengers subdued co-pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight to Israel
19Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv issued hijack code
11flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after pilots injured; Israel calls it terror attack
11flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after co-pilot allegedly stabbed pilot
10Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverted after issuing distress signal
4Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverts to Saudi Arabia amid cockpit incident
4Flydubai co-pilot attempted suicide attack on flight to Tel Aviv
4US airlines resume Israel flights amid high fares
45US airlines resume Israel flights amid high fares
45US airlines resume Israel flights amid high fares
45DRC to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
4Brussels Airlines staff threaten strike over flights to Tel Aviv citing safety concerns
7Brussels Airlines staff threaten strike over flights to Tel Aviv citing safety concerns
7Brussels Airlines faces strike threat over flights to Tel Aviv
4Belgian union threatens strike over Brussels Airlines flights to Tel Aviv
3Labor dispute halts operations at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport
7Ben Gurion Airport operations halted by labor dispute, flights diverted
5Iran hardliner warns of non-compliance with US deal if Trump falters; mixed reactions emerge
5Hezbollah threatens to strike Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel bombs Beirut again
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