Airbus has added thousands to procurement teams to stabilise supply chain, exec says

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Boeing BA.N Vice President for Commercial Marketing Darren Hulst and Airbus AIR.PA Head of Leasing Sinead Cormican, speaking at Airline Economics Conference in Dublin:

• AIRBUS EXEC CORMICAN SAYS ADDED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO PROCUREMENT TEAMS TO HELP STABILISE SUPPLY CHAIN

• BOEING EXEC HULST SAYS WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH EXTRA BUFFER STOCK THROUGH 2026 AND MAYBE A LITTLE IN 2027

• BOEING EXEC HULST SAYS CHANGES LIKE ESCALATION IN ENGINE COSTS CAN CAUSE AIRLINES TO RETHINK AIRCRAFT PURCHASES

• BOEING EXEC HULST SAYS WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT ABOUT CERTIFICATION OF MAX 10

• AIRBUS EXEC CORMICAN SAYS A350 FREIGHTER WILL HAVE ITS FIRST FLIGHT THIS YEAR

• AIRBUS EXEC CORMICAN SAYS DEMAND ON WIDE-BODIES IS VERY VERY STRONG AND WILL CONTINUE

• BOEING EXEC HULST SAYS HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE WILL BE CLOSER TO 2014-15 LEVELS OF WIDE-BODY PRODUCTION

• AIRBUS EXEC CORMICAN SAYS WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH IN TERMS OF RAMPING UP PRODUCTION, YOU CAN'T GO TO AGGRESSIVELY

Further company coverage: BA.N, AIR.PA