Pakistan's Airblue ordered eight A320-200s and two A330-200s valued at $800 million. The airline, which started operations in 2004, operates three A320s. It is one of three private carriers in Pakistan. The order is in part a response to additional overseas route allocations from the Pakistan government. The A320s will be used on domestic routes and the A330s on flights to the UK.

Boeing sold another three 747-400s but has not announced the model or operator. The company has said that it has enough orders to keep the 747 line going until the first 747ADV is built but is yet to commit to the model despite an order from Cargolux for 10 (ATWOnline, July 22).

Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, will supply fuselage and tail components for 150 787s under an agreement with Boeing valued at approximately $1.1 billion. In addition, Alenia Aeronautica's structures laboratory near Naples will perform static and fatigue testing on the horizontal stabilizer built at its Foggia facility and carry out research and engineering activities. The company will also run development and production programs at its Taranto-Grottaglie and Foggia plants.

Northwest Airlines chose the Trent 1000 to power its recently ordered 787 fleet comprising 18 firm and 18 option aircraft (ATWOnline, May 6). The deal also includes a long-term TotalCare maintenance agreement. Rolls-Royce valued the order plus options and spares at up to $2 billion at list prices.

LAN Airlines, two days after Boeing revealed that it is the customer for six 767s carried on the order book as having been sold to an unidentified carrier (ATWOnline, Aug. 3), confirmed the order. In a statement released Thursday, LAN and LAN Cargo said they will acquire 12 767-300 passenger and cargo aircraft valued at $1.1 billion. The buy is believed to include six new orders as well as orders for six 767s placed in 2004.

Canada's Transportation Safety Board began an investigation into Tuesday's runway overrun accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (ATWOnline, Aug. 2). All 309 passengers and crew aboard AF Flight 358 escaped serious injury in the accident, which occurred during a thunderstorm at around 4:10 p.m. local time. Twenty-two passengers were hospitalized with what were described as minor injuries. The A340-300, registration F-GLZQ, was destroyed. It was delivered new to AF in September 1999 and had accumulated 28,418 flight hr. and 3,711 cycles at the time of the accident.

Boeing reached a deal to sell its operations in Arnprior, Canada, to Arnprior Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Industries. Boeing said the Arnprior facility, part of Boeing Canada Technology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, supplies precision-machined metal detail parts and sheet metal subassemblies including complete electrical and electronic tray and shelf rack assemblies for all Boeing jets.

LAN Airlines is the customer for six 767-300s, Boeing confirmed yesterday. The aircraft, a mix of 767-300Fs and 767-300ERs, previously were listed on the Boeing website as having been sold to an unidentified customer. The orders are in addition to six 767s ordered by LAN in 2004.