Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar has received one of the United Arab Emirates’ prestigious civilian honours for his courage during a mid-air emergency that threatened the lives of passengers aboard a flydubai flight. Must Check: Captain Smit Machchhar reveals he recited Hanuman Chalisa during mid-air attack while speaking to PM Modi, watch UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan conferred the First Class Order of Zayed II on Machchhar and fellow.