Boeing buys its own jumbo jets and leases them to carriers

Boeing Co. has a temporary plan to save the iconic but slow-selling 747 jumbo jetliner: buying its own planes and leasing them to cargo haulers.



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-29/boeing-makes-billion-dollar-bet-on-747-hauling-cargo-not-people

https://leehamnews.com/2017/03/29/boeing-plots-support-747-8/