ESSEN Germany (Reuters) - ThyssenKrupp (>> ThyssenKrupp AG) plans to start talks with Airbus
"We will initiate talks with Airbus about its stake in Atlas in order to find an optimal solution," Heinrich Hiesinger told a news conference on Tuesday.
Airbus, Europe's largest aerospace group, earlier unveiled plans to sell half a dozen units as it focuses its Defence and Space division on the core activities of warplanes, missiles, launchers and satellites.
(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi; Writing by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Harro ten Wolde)