[NavyCanDo]

Meanwhile back at Airbus – In a required evacuation drill of its new two-deck A380 superjumbo – 21 volunteer evacuees are injured including a broken leg. Ignore all the ambulances says Airbus, it was a huge success.

Airbus evacuated all 873 people from a two-deck A380 superjumbo jet in under 90 seconds in a key certification test. The test took place at an Airbus facility in Hamburg, Germany.

Daniel Holtgen, a spokesman for the European Aviation Safety Agency, said, "All indications are it was a total success."

[Eric in the Ozarks]

873 trained athletes.

[DennisR]

Actually, there were 33 injuries.

[COEXERJ145]

Injuries during the evacuation tests are very common regardless of the manufacturer. Usually it is from burns caused by the plastic slides and sometimes broken bones from being hit by another person.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Trust me, that was an incredible sucess. Evac tests always have injuries, McDonnell had a woman break her neck and be paralyzed for life. They put out more people in a shorter period of time than any one else ever, they are to be congratulated.

[AFreeBird]

Airbus evacuated all 873 people from a two-deck A380 superjumbo jet in under 90 seconds in a key certification test.

Yea, 873 briefed, trained people in a controlled environment. How well will it work in a real life or death emergency with 873 drunk, sleepy, me first (screw the women and children), old and infirm, women and children - screaming passengers?

[reg45]

Airbus evacuated all 873 people from a two-deck A380 superjumbo jet in under 90 seconds in a key certification test.

That isn't going to help when the tail falls off at 20,000 feet.