EX-12.1 7 twelone.htm Exhibit 11
Exhibit 12.1
UAL Corporation and Subsidiary Companies

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


           
(In Millions)
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Earnings (losses):          
           
Loss before income taxes & adjustments for           
minority interest and equity earnings/(losses)          
in affiliates
$(21,178)
$(1,724)
$(2,802)
$(3,197)
$(3,334)
           
Add (deduct):          
Fixed charges, from below
775 
606 
639 
749 
785 
Distributed earnings of affiliates
Amortization of capitalized interest
14 
16 
17 
17 
17 
Interest capitalized
3
(1)
(3)
(25)
(79)
Loss as adjusted
$(20,383)
$(1,101)
$(2,147)
$(2,454)
$(2,610)
           
           
Fixed charges:          
           
Interest expense, including capitalized amounts          
and amortization of debt costs
$ 484 
$ 448 
$ 523 
$ 564 
$ 446 
Portion of rental expense representative          
of the interest factor
291
158
116
185
339
Fixed charges
$ 775
$ 606
$ 639
$ 749
$ 785
           
           
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)

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(a) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $21.2 billion in 2005, $1.7 billion in 2004, $2.8 billion in 2003, $3.2 billion in 2002 and $3.4 billion in 2001.