AIRBUS successfully completed the passenger evacuation trial on development A380 MSN7, paving the way for the authorities to certify the aircraft in time for delivery by the end of 2006. During the trial, all of the 873 participants were able to leave the aircraft and reach ground within the 90 seconds prescribed, with half of the 16 doors in operations. The trial was performed under the supervision of the European Aviation and Safety Agency (EASA) and a representation of the American FAA. The airworthiness authorities will now thoroughly review the material available, analyse the passenger flow on the two decks, and the evacuation itself.
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