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.
It operates domestic flights within the UK as well as international flights to Europe and the rest of the world. British Airways has a large fleet of aircraft, including planes built by Boeing, Airbus and Embraer. They will also soon be operating the Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane ever built.For a while during the 1990s British Airways' planes had tails each painted in a design to symbolise a country of the world.This was called the World Tails scheme, and it wasn't very popular. However, they now have tails that are based on the Union Jack.t operates domestic flights within the UK as well as international flights to Europe and the rest of the world. British Airways has a large fleet of aircraft, including planes built by Boeing, Airbus and Embraer. They will also soon be operating the Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane ever built.