Eligibility requirements for this new certification process include: 1  Written exam. 2  Formal education. 3  Design firm experience. 4  Adherence to a code of ethics.
Airbus began as a consortium (a group) of aircraft makers called Airbus Industrie. Later, in 2001, it became a joint-stock company. It was owned by EADS (80%) and BAE Systems (20%). BAE sold its part of the company to EADS on 13 October 2006, so EADS now completely owns the company.
CKX also owns So You Think You Can Danceproducer 19 Entertainment, Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali rights. NEW YORK -- CKX Inc., owner of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer 19 Entertainment, said Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of financial firm Apollo Global Management. CKX also owns the rights to the likeness and names of Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali. The deal, which will take CKX private, values the company at about $509 million when multiplying the acquisition price with the number of outstanding company shares listed by Bloomberg.