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Exhibit 12.1





UAL Corporation and Subsidiary Companies

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30
     
 
2005
2004
 
(In Millions)
Earnings(loss):    
     
Loss before income taxes & adjustments for minority 
$(4,274)
$(978)
interest and equity earnings/(losses) in affiliates    
     
Add(deduct):    
Fixed charges, from below
564 
458 
Distributed earnings of affiliates
Amortization of capitalized interest
11 
12 
Interest capitalized
4
(1)
     
Loss as adjusted
$ (3,695)
$ (508)
     
Fixed charges:    
   
Interest expense, including capitalized amounts and     
amortization of debt costs
$ 353 
$ 336 
Portion of rental expense representative    
of the interest factor
211
122
     
Fixed charges
$ 564
$ 458
     
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
(a)
(a)
     
     
(a) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $4.3 billion in 2005 and $966 million in 2004.