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Airbus - Aircraft; photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: Airbus S.A.S., based in Toulouse, France, is an aircraft manufacturer. In 2005, Airbus delivered more aircraft and won more orders than its closest rival Boeing, though the value of aircraft sold by Boeing was greater. It was incorporated in 2001 under French law as a simplified joint stock company or "S.A.S." (Societe par Actions Simplifiee). Airbus was formerly known as Airbus Industrie. The name is pronounced /ˈɛəbʌs/ in British English, Image:ltspkr.png/ɛʀbys/ in standard French (note the "u" pronounced /y/), and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German. Airbus is jointly held by EADS (80%) and BAE Systems (20%), Europes two largest defence contractors. BAE Systems is selling their 20% stake, with EADS being the most likely buyer (and has right of first refusal.) Airbus employs around 50,000 people in essentially four European countries: France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain. Final assembly production occurs at Toulouse (France) and Hamburg (Germany). Airbus Industrie began as a consortium of European aviation firms to compete with American companies such as Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. In the 1960s European aircraft manufacturers competed with each other as much as the American giants. In the mid-1960s tentative negotiations commenced regarding a European collaborative approach began. In September 1967 the British, French and German governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start development of the 300 seat Airbus A300. This was the second major joint aircraft programme in Europe, following the Concorde, for which no ongoing consortium was devised. An earlier announcement had been made in July 1967 but had been complicated by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The British government refused to back its proposed competitor, a development of the BAC 1-11 and instead supported the Airbus aircraft. In the months following this agreement both the French and British governments expressed doubts about the aircraft. Another problem was the requirement for a new engine (to be developed by Rolls-Royce, the RB207). In December 1968 the French and British partner companies, Sud Aviation and Hawker Siddeley proposed a revised configuration, the 250 seat Airbus A250. Renamed the A300B the aircraft would not require new engines, reducing development costs. In 1969 the British government shocked its partners by withdrawing from the project. Given the participation by Hawker Siddeley up to that point, France and Germany were reluctant to take over their wing design. Thus the British company was allowed to continue as a major subcontractor. In 1978 Britain rejoined the consortium when British Aerospace (the merged Hawker Siddeley and BAC) purchased a 20% share of the company.

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