Boeing Said in Talks With China’s ICBC on Order for 747-8
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Boeing Co. is in talks to sell 747-8 jumbo jets, the four-engine model that has struggled to attract buyers, to the commercial finance arm of China’s biggest lender, three people familiar with the matter said.
ICBC Financial Leasing Co. is considering buying 747-8 freighters to place with South Korea’s Asiana Airlines Inc., which flies 10 older cargo versions of the 747, two people said. The discussions are for four or five planes, with a total list value of as much as $1.8 billion, one person said.