EX-12.2 13 d436512dex122.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIOS - UNITED AIR LINES, INC. Computation of Ratios - United Air Lines, Inc.

Exhibit 12.2

United Air Lines, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

and Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements

 

                                                                                              
(In millions, except ratios)    2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  

Earnings (losses):

              
Earnings (loss) before income taxes & adjustments for minority interest     $ (1,178)        $ 285         $ 389         $ (643)        $ (5,375)   

Add (deduct):

              

Fixed charges, from below

     790          892          992          950          911    

Amortization of capitalized interest

                                       

Distributed earnings of affiliates

     —                                    

Interest capitalized

     (15)         (15)         (11)         (10)         (20)   

Equity earnings in affiliates

     (4)         (3)         (3)         (4)         (6)   

Minority interest

     (1)         (1)         (2)         (1)         (2)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) as adjusted

    $ (400)        $ 1,166         $ 1,372         $ 297         $ (4,488)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              

Fixed charges:

              
Interest expensed and capitalized and amortization of premiums, debt discounts, issuance costs, and capital expenditures (a)     $ 496         $ 595         $ 695         $ 577         $ 571    
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor      294          297          297          373          340    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed charges, as above

     790          892          992          950          911    
Preferred stock dividend requirements (pre-tax) (b)      —          —          —          —            
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Fixed charges including preferred stock dividends     $ 790         $ 892         $ 992         $ 950         $ 914    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     (c)         1.31          1.38          (d)         (e)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends      N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          (e)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                              

 

  (a) Amortization of debt discounts includes amortization of fresh-start valuation discounts.

(b) Dividends were adjusted using the effective tax rate for each applicable year.

(c) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $1.2 billion in 2012.

(d) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $653 million in 2009.

(e) Earnings were inadequate to cover both fixed charges and fixed charges and preferred stock and dividend requirements by $5.4 billion in 2008.

N/A Not applicable, as there were no preferred stock dividends in this period.