Ignition Override,
If they want it to fly in the EU and the USA and everybody else gives reciprocity to those bodies, yes they have to do the full evac test. The test participants get the standard briefing from the stews that any flight gets. Other than that, it follows the FAR 25 PAX Evac requirements. You can find them here or on the FAA website.
Who knows they may pull it off, but it's gonna have it's injuries during the test. They all do accept the very small ones. DC-10 test turned one gal into a quad. 757 test had two broken legs and a few broken arms. Always a few rug burns from people touching their elbows down. What I see happening with the A380 is a bottle neck not at the door but on the ground once some person falls and the next person lands on their back and so on and so on. They are going to be going close to 20 mph or greater at the bottom. 90% of the population can't run that fast so they are going to fall down. Then the pile of humanity starts.
