EX-12 4 twelve.htm Exhibit 12.1
Exhibit 12





UAL Corporation and Subsidiary Companies

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



 
 
 

 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30
     
 
2001
2000
 
(In Millions)
Earnings:    
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and    
cumulative effect of accounting change
$ (1,051)
$ 714 
Fixed charges, from below
448 
509 
Undistributed losses of affiliates
13 
Interest capitalized
(45)
(40)
     
Earnings
$ (635)
$ 1,186 
 
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Fixed charges:    
   
Interest expense
$ 254 
$ 192 
Portion of rental expense representative    
of the interest factor
194 
317
     
Fixed charges
$ 448 
$ 509 
 
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
(a)
2.33 
 
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(a) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $1.1 billion in 2001.