NEW DELHI/PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Air India is in

talks with Airbus and Boeing ( BA ) to add more

wide-body jets as it expands planned purchases to up to 300

aircraft, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday,

marking an acceleration of its turnaround under the Tata Group.

The negotiations now include as many as 80 to 100 wide-body

jets, the sources said, on top of previously reported talks for

200 narrow-body jets and 25-30 wide-body aircraft.

Airbus said it does "not comment on confidential

discussions, which may or may not be happening with customers."

Air India and Boeing ( BA ) did not immediately respond to requests

for comment.

(Aditi Shah Abhijith Ganapavaram Tim Hepher, Editing by Aditya

Kalra and Kirsten Donovan)