A Chinese cargo carrier called SF Airlines has recently purchased two Boeing 747 jumbo jets via an auction held at the online shopping website Taobao.
Both aircraft were kept in storage after the authorities seized them following their previous owner, Jade Cargo International, filing for bankruptcy in September 2013.
Two Boeing 747 planes have been sold on the Chinese e-shopping website Taobao for more than 320m yuan
© Photo : taobao.com / screenshot
The planes were sold online for about $48 million after six unsuccessful conventional (offline) auctions.
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