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.
In January 2002, the G200 completion centre was moved from Alliance Fort Worth to Gulfstream's plant at Dallas Love Field, Texas. Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) was a co-owner of Galaxy Aerospace and continues to manufacture the G200 at its Tel Aviv plant and the aircraft are flown to Dallas for completion. The first customer delivery of a G200 intercontinental business jet was made in January 2000 to TTI Incorporated.