Smit Machchhar, the pilot of a FlyDubai plane who was stabbed by his co-pilot, talked about the cockpit attack in a video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a Flydubai flight described on Friday how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Smit Machchhar, the pilot of a FlyDubai plane who was stabbed by his co-pilot, talked about the cockpit attack in a video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India.S1

• The Indian airline captain who helped thwart an apparent attempt to crash a Flydubai flight described on Friday how he fought for his life in the minutes after his co-pilot stabbed him and the plane began a steep descent. Captain Smit Machchhar, recovering in...S2

• The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel describes the attack.S3