--- title: "Trump comments on Flydubai co-pilot and discusses incident with Netanyahu" description: "Most outlets led with Trump's remarks suggesting the Flydubai co-pilot may have been a \"terrorist\" or \"whack-job.\" Aaj News also noted Trump's conversation with Netanyahu and included a brief reference to Netanyahu's explanation involving a plumber in emergency situations, while The Express Tribune added a similar detail about the plumber analogy in its headline." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11689-trump-says-flydubai-co-pilot-may-have-been-terrorist site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Trump comments on Flydubai co-pilot and discusses incident with Netanyahu world · updated 1 Oct 2026, 9:51 AM PKT · 1 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with Trump's remarks suggesting the Flydubai co-pilot may have been a "terrorist" or "whack-job." Aaj News also noted Trump's conversation with Netanyahu and included a brief reference to Netanyahu's explanation involving a plumber in emergency situations, while The Express Tribune added a similar detail about the plumber analogy in its headline. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Trump says Flydubai co-pilot may have been ‘terrorist’ or ‘whack-job’](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330474734/trump-says-flydubai-co-pilot-may-have-been-terrorist-or-whack-job) · 1 Oct 2026, 9:51 AM PKT > US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he spoke at length with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an incident aboard a Flydubai passenger aircraft, adding that the co-pilot may have been either a terrorist or an individual acting irrationally. “I think it’s an incredible story,” he told reporters at the White House when asked about the incident. Trump said Netanyahu had b... - **The Express Tribune** — [Trump says co-pilot in Flydubai incident may have been a 'terrorist' or 'whack-job’](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632404/trump-says-co-pilot-in-flydubai-incident-may-have-been-a-terrorist-or-whack-job) · 1 Oct 2026, 6:37 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > US president also recounts Netanyahu’s explanation of how plumber knows what to do in emergency ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Australian authorities investigate FlyDubai co-pilot's links after in-flight incident](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11727-flydubai-incident-co-pilot-s-motive-unclear-as-probe-begins) · 6 Oct 2026 · 14 outlets · 6 developments · 74% related - [Trump warns of consequences if Iran linked to FlyDubai copilot incident](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11851-trump-vows-to-hit-iran-very-hard-if-linked-to-flydubai) · 2 Oct 2026 · 7 outlets · 73% related - [FlyDubai pilots taken to Abu Dhabi after emergency landing in Saudi Arabia](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11487-tel-aviv-bound-flydubai-flight-diverted-to-saudi-arabia) · 2 Oct 2026 · 17 outlets · 3 developments · 72% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 1 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.