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Lufthansa and United weigh takeover of Portugal's TAP: Sueddeutsche

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The first A330neo commercial passenger aircraft for TAP Air Portugal airline is seen at the Airbus delivery center in Colomiers near Toulouse

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa <LHAG.DE> and United Airlines <UAL.O> are considering taking over TAP-Air Portugal, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung, citing unidentified corporate sources, said talks were not close to a conclusion and the process could take some time.

The three airlines, all members of the Star Alliance, declined to comment.

TAP, which was partly privatized in 2015, is 50%-owned by the Portuguese state. Private consortium Atlantic Gateway, led by Brazilian-U.S. airline mogul David Neeleman, has a 45% stake. TAP employees hold the remaining 5%.

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Lufthansa earlier on Wednesday announced a cost savings programme, including a suspension of new recruitment, to counter the business impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

(Reporting by Ilona Wissenbach in Frankfurt, Andrei Khalip in Lisbon, and Tracy Rucinski in Chicago; Writing by Tom Sims; Editing by Mark Potter)