EX-12.1 4 dex121.htm UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES United Continental Holdings Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

Exhibit 12.1

United Continental Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

(In millions)

   2010     2009  

Earnings (loss):

    

Earnings (loss) before income taxes & adjustments for minority interest and equity earnings in affiliates

   $ 576      $ (459

Add (deduct):

    

Fixed charges, from below

     713        667   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     3        2   

Distributed earnings of affiliates

     2        2   

Minority interest

     (2     (1

Interest capitalized

     (7     (8
                

Earnings as adjusted

   $ 1,285      $ 203   
                

Fixed charges:

    

Interest expensed and capitalized and amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs (a)

   $ 520      $ 415   

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor

     193        252   
                

Fixed charges, as above

   $ 713      $ 667   
                

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.80        (b
                

 

(a) Amortization of debt discounts includes amortization of fresh-start valuation discounts.
(b) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $464 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.