Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturers, Airbus Industrie. Consolidation of European defence and aerospace companies in 1999 and 2000 allowed the establishment of a simplified joint-stock company in 2001, owned by EADS (80%) and BAE Systems (20%).n mid-1988 a group of Airbus engineers led by Jean Roeder began working in secret on the development of an ultra-high-capacity airliner (UHCA), both to complete its own range of products and to break the dominance that Boeing had enjoyed in this market segment since the early 1970s with its 747.
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'It was a lot to deal with': Richard Hammond opens up about ordeal of high-speed crash. TOP Gear presenter Richard Hammond has opened up about the ordeal he faced following a high-speed crash that left him fighting for his life. The 44-year-old was in a coma for a fortnight and suffered life-threatening head injuries following the accident while driving a jet-powered car in 2006.