AEROSPACE
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
GE Jet Engine Plant to Cut 1,400: General Electric Co. said it plans to cut 1,400 jobs next year at its Evendale, Ohio, aircraft engine plant, and will close its engine component plant in Seattle. The Evendale plant employs 12,400 workers, and the Seattle plant has about 200 workers, GE said. A global slump in the airline industry has depressed order levels for plane and engine makers. GE said about 400 of the planned Evendale cuts reflect sliding volume and the rest represent work transferred to other facilities.
