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Former GoAir Pilot Recalls Heroic Captain Smit Machchhar
Prakhar Gupta once met Captain Smit Machchhar at a SpiceJet office in Mumbai.
Gupta was there for a pilot job interview.
He said Machchhar was friendly and knew a lot about flying.
Machchhar was a Line Training Captain who helped teach and assess other pilots.
He later became known as a hero after preventing a serious accident during a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight.
The flight carried 174 people, including 27 children.
Leaders including Droupadi Murmu, Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Donald Trump praised him.
Machchhar began working with SpiceJet in 2011 and later became a captain at flydubai.
Former GoAir pilot Prakhar Gupta recalled meeting Captain Smit Machchhar at a SpiceJet office in Mumbai before the coronavirus pandemic.
Gupta said Machchhar was a senior pilot with extensive aviation knowledge and a very approachable personality.
Machchhar served as a Line Training Captain, mentoring and evaluating pilots during commercial passenger flights.
He was praised internationally after averting a major crash on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight carrying 174 passengers, including 27 children.
Machchhar joined SpiceJet in June 2011, worked there for over 11 years, and joined flydubai as a captain in 2022.
- Who
- Captain Smit Machchhar and former GoAir pilot Prakhar Gupta.
- What
- Gupta recalled meeting Machchhar, who was praised for averting a major air crash and saving 174 passengers.
- Where
- They met at the SpiceJet office in Mumbai; the flight incident occurred on a Dubai-Tel Aviv route.
- When
- Gupta met Machchhar just before the coronavirus pandemic; the report was published on October 1.
- Why
- Machchhar was praised for his bravery after preventing a major crash during the flight.
Key facts
- Former pilot
- Prakhar Gupta, formerly of GoAir
- Meeting location
- SpiceJet office in Mumbai
- Machchhar's role
- Line Training Captain and later flydubai captain
- Passengers saved
- 174, including 27 children
- SpiceJet service
- Joined in June 2011 and worked there for over 11 years
- flydubai appointment
- Joined as a captain in 2022
- International praise
- Praised by Droupadi Murmu, Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Donald Trump
Quotes
Prakhar Gupta
Former GoAir pilot who recalled meeting Captain Smit Machchhar
“A Line Training Captain has to understand the mentality of the pilot under him as the actual aircraft is different from a simulator.”
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“I was there to appear for an interview for a pilot’s post. That was where I first met Smit, who came across as a very nice person.”
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