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Boeing, boeing, gone! Jade Cargo's 2 B747Fs sold online to SF Express
来源：shippingazette.com 编辑：编辑部 发布：2017/11/23 08:42:45
CHINA's biggest private courier SF Express has purchased two Boeing 747-400 freighters, previously part of insolvent Chinese carrier Jade Cargo's fleet, on the Alibaba-owned auction website, Taobao.
The two airfreighters were sold for CNY160.8 million (US$24 million) and CNY162 million. The opening bid prices stood at CNY133.8 million and CNY135 million, London's Air Cargo News reported citing Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.
The report said the aircraft were owned by a state court, which took possession of the B747s after Jade Cargo filed for bankruptcy in 2013. Another aircraft owned by the court went unsold and remains at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.
There have been six previous attempts to sell the aircraft online when they were first put up for sale at an asking combined price of CNY1.3 billion.
While they are fairly good aircraft, the amount of time they have been out of action means they could need a fairly extensive and costly overhaul.
SF Express has been busy expanding its fleet over the last few years. In August, its airline arm added its 40th freighter to its fleet, which includes five B767s, 18 B757s and 17 B737s.
In May, the airline announced plans for a tie-up with UPS to develop international delivery services between China and the US.
The two airfreighters were sold for CNY160.8 million (US$24 million) and CNY162 million. The opening bid prices stood at CNY133.8 million and CNY135 million, London's Air Cargo News reported citing Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.
The report said the aircraft were owned by a state court, which took possession of the B747s after Jade Cargo filed for bankruptcy in 2013. Another aircraft owned by the court went unsold and remains at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.
There have been six previous attempts to sell the aircraft online when they were first put up for sale at an asking combined price of CNY1.3 billion.
While they are fairly good aircraft, the amount of time they have been out of action means they could need a fairly extensive and costly overhaul.
SF Express has been busy expanding its fleet over the last few years. In August, its airline arm added its 40th freighter to its fleet, which includes five B767s, 18 B757s and 17 B737s.
In May, the airline announced plans for a tie-up with UPS to develop international delivery services between China and the US.