EX-12.3 4 d362561dex123.htm CONTINENTAL AIRLINES - COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Continental Airlines - Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12.3

Continental Airlines, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In millions, except ratios)

 

     Successor     Predecessor  
     Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2012
    Year Ended
December 31,
2011
    Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2010
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
    Year Ended
December 31,
2009
    Year Ended
December 31,
2008
    Year Ended
December 31,
2007
 

Earnings:

              
 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes and minority interest

   $ 433      $ 563      $ (99   $ 442      $ (439   $ (695   $ 556   

Less:

              

Undistributed earnings of equity investees

     —          —          —          —          —          9        18   

Plus:

              

Interest expense

     160        342        86        288        367        376        393   

Capitalized interest

     (11     (17     (4     (17     (33     (33     (27

Amortization of capitalized interest

     —          —          —          27        36        35        36   

Portion of rent expense representative of interest expense

     194        771        197        684        907        934        917   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 776      $ 1,659      $ 180      $ 1,424      $ 838      $ 608      $ 1,857   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

              

Interest expense

   $ 160      $ 342      $ 86      $ 288      $ 367      $ 376      $ 393   

Portion of rent expense representative of interest expense

     194        771        197        684        907        934        917   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

     354        1,113        283        972        1,274        1,310        1,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Coverage adequacy (deficiency)

   $ 422      $ 546      $ (103   $ 452      $ (436   $ (702   $ 547   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Coverage ratio (a)

     2.19        1.49        N/A        1.47        N/A        N/A        1.42   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) For purposes of calculating this ratio, earnings consist of income before income taxes and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles adjusted for undistributed income of companies in which Continental has a minority equity interest plus interest expense (net of capitalized interest), the portion of rental expense representative of interest expense and amortization of previously capitalized interest. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, the portion of rental expense representative of interest expense, the amount amortized for debt discount, premium and issuance expense and interest previously capitalized. For the three months ended December 31, 2010 and the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges and the coverage deficiency was $103 million, $436 million and $702 million, respectively.
N/A Not applicable, as earnings are inadequate to cover fixed charges.