ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Flag carrier Turkish Airlines

THYAO.IS is continuing feasibility work on acquiring either the Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8, Chairman Hamdi Topcu said on Thursday.

Turkish Airlines, Europe's fourth-biggest airline, is also continuing talks with Germany's Lufthansa LHAG.DE on whether the two companies can form "synergies," Topcu said in an interview with CNN Turk that was broadcast live.

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