EX-12.3 14 d436512dex123.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIOS - UNITED AIR LINES, INC. Computation of Ratios - United Air Lines, Inc.

Exhibit 12.3

Continental Airlines, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In millions, except ratios)

 

                                                                                                        
    Successor          Predecessor  
    Year Ended
December 31,
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
 

Earnings:

               
               
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and minority interest    $ 522        $ 563        $ (99)           $ 442        $ (439)       $ (695)   
               

Less:

               
Undistributed earnings of equity investees     —         —         —             —         —           
               

Plus:

               

Interest expense

    326         342         86             288         367         376    

Capitalized interest

    (22)        (17)        (4)            (17)        (33)        (33)   
Amortization of capitalized interest            —         —             27         36         35    
               
Portion of rent expense representative of interest expense     397         771         197             684         907         934    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,224        $ 1,659        $ 180            $ 1,424        $ 838        $ 608    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

               

Interest expense

   $ 326        $ 342        $ 86            $ 288        $ 367        $ 376    
Portion of rent expense representative of interest expense     397         771         197             684         907         934    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

    723         1,113         283             972         1,274         1,310    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Coverage adequacy (deficiency)    $ 501        $ 546        $ (103)           $ 452        $ (436)       $ (702)    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Coverage ratio (a)

    1.69         1.49         N/A             1.47         N/A         N/A    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                                                   

(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.