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.
Audi, AG also owns Lamborghini. Volkswagen Group owns, in addition: Bentley, Bugatti (heard of the 1,000-HP Veyron), SEAT (from Spain), and Skoda (former Czech-republic). They are also a major heavy-truck manufacturer and just purchased Scania (formerly Saab-Scania) of Sweden.