German airline giant Lufthansa confirmed Thursday that it is in talks for Berlin to offer support worth nine billion euros in exchange for a 25-percent stake in the company, as the coronavirus batters the world's carriers. The "stabilisation package" under discussion with the Federal Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) launched in March would include "a silent participation and a secured loan", Lufthansa said. "The conditions are currently being discussed. A stake by the German government in the company's share capital is also part of the negotiations." tgb/hmn/jh