krismiller - There is a similar article in today´s Frankfurter Allgemeine ( one of the leading newspapers in the country ), right now Condor are needed ( and busy ) bringing stranded Germans back from all corners of the world, this on behalf of the government. a position which will go on for a while. Temporary ownership by the government is seriously considered, not to make them a state owned airline on the long run, but to sell it when the dust has settled.