Getting creative, getting caught and doing deals

So how do you shift aircraft these days? For Airbus at the moment on A330 aircraft it seems sale and leaseback is the way to go again – in a deal that could potentially echo the Singapore deal a while back Airbus is looking to place new A330 aircraft into Saudi on a sale and leaseback basis. We also hear, but are not able to confirm, that similar offers have been mentioned to other airlines lately. So the question is this: Should a manufacturer get involved in the sale-and-leaseback market when such a move could be seen as a conflict