Source. CNN
(CNN)Within minutes of skidding across the runway, all 282 passengers on board an Emirates flight, which exploded in flames in Dubai on Wednesday, were safely evacuated.
In a life-or-death moment, what goes through the mind of an air steward?
Training is key, a former Emirates crew member who asked not to be identified, told CNN.
At the Emirates Aviation University on the outskirts of Dubai, aspiring crew must pass a seven-week course, complete with full motion simulators for all types of aircraft in the Emirates fleet.
“That covered everything imaginable. We had written tests as well as practical exams in the simulators, which gave us every possible scenario: Severe turbulence, ditchings [emergency landing on water], cargo fires, engine fires etc,” said the former crew member.
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