From: Bill Hough -------------------- Boeing Profit Soars on One-Time Items -------------------- Quarterly net income jumps to $590 million, but operating earnings fall. Year's forecast is cut. By Peter Pae Times Staff Writer January 31 2003 Boeing Co. reported Thursday sharply higher fourth-quarter earnings, but the upswing was the product of a large write-off the prior year, and it belied continuing problems at the company's commercial aircraft and satellite businesses. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-fi-boeing31jan31,0,6069066.story Visit Latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com