GE's net rose 13% in quarter to record total

Article Abstract:

General Electric Co. (GE) posted a 13% increase in net income to a record $2.45 billion for the second quarter of 1998. The company, which earned $2.16 billion the same quarter in 1997, saw its earings per share climbed by 14% to 74 cents a share on a diluted basis from 65 cents a year earlier. Its 18% operating margin on sales, up by 17% a year earlier, is the highest in GE's history. The performance appears driven by the company's emphasis on high-margin services and the Six Sigma program, which is geared to slash costs and improve products.

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Posts a 13% increase in net income to a record $2.45 bil for the 2nd quarter of 1998

United States, Electrical & Electronic Equip, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing, Sales, profits & dividends, General Electric Co., Article

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Eye in the sky; talk of video cameras in jet cockpits makes pilots fly into a rage

Article Abstract:

The use of video cameras in jet transports, and the opposition of air pilots to their use, is discussed. Some believe that video camera use would help in aircraft disasters.

World, Public affairs, Aircraft, Aircraft Manufacturing, Standard Jet, Usage, Equipment and supplies, Behavior, Video cameras, Jet transports, Air pilots, Aircraft pilots, Jet airplanes

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Pilot's map light may solve mystery of Swissair 111

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The Swissair 111 crash may have been caused by a faulty map light connection in the plane's cockpit.

Canada, Facilities & equipment, Scheduled Airlines, Scheduled Air Transportation, Air Transportation, Scheduled, And Air Courier Services, Airlines, Accidents, Swissair

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