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Airbus A380 clears European and US certification hurdles for evacuation trial
Airbus is celebrating today after receiving the thumbs-up from both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration for the evacuation trial it performed in Hamburg over the weekend.
Both airworthiness authorities gave their seal of approval to the evacuation, during which 853 passengers, 18 Lufthansa cabin crew members and two pilots left the aircraft within 1min 18s, 12s less than the 1min 30s proscribed by the authorities.
The A380-800 was therefore validated to carry a maximum of 853 passengers. Standard three-class configuration of the ultralarge aircraft is 555 passengers; the 853 all-economy configuration (pictured) seats represents the highest possible seating density.
Sixteen observers from EASA and the FAA watched the trial, which was carried out in complete darkness and using only eight of the 16 emergency exits, using 40 infrared cameras inside and outside the aircraft.
Airbus had planned to repeat the test fewer than 650 were evacuated in time.
“This is an exceptional result and a remarkable success for Airbus. We have passed a major milestone on the road to certification.” says Airbus chief operating officer and head of the A380 programme Charles Champion. “I would like to thank all participants, the crew and all teams who worked for months on this exercise. They did a fantastic job”.
Flight International
Airbus A380 clears European and US certification hurdles for evacuation trial
Airbus is celebrating today after receiving the thumbs-up from both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration for the evacuation trial it performed in Hamburg over the weekend.
Both airworthiness authorities gave their seal of approval to the evacuation, during which 853 passengers, 18 Lufthansa cabin crew members and two pilots left the aircraft within 1min 18s, 12s less than the 1min 30s proscribed by the authorities.
The A380-800 was therefore validated to carry a maximum of 853 passengers. Standard three-class configuration of the ultralarge aircraft is 555 passengers; the 853 all-economy configuration (pictured) seats represents the highest possible seating density.
Sixteen observers from EASA and the FAA watched the trial, which was carried out in complete darkness and using only eight of the 16 emergency exits, using 40 infrared cameras inside and outside the aircraft.
Airbus had planned to repeat the test fewer than 650 were evacuated in time.
“This is an exceptional result and a remarkable success for Airbus. We have passed a major milestone on the road to certification.” says Airbus chief operating officer and head of the A380 programme Charles Champion. “I would like to thank all participants, the crew and all teams who worked for months on this exercise. They did a fantastic job”.
Flight International
