EX-12 4 uaex.htm EXHIBIT 12 TO UNITED AIRLINES 1ST QUARTER 10-Q Exhibit 12

 

Exhibit 12

 

 

United Air Lines, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31

     
 

2002

2001

 

(In Millions)

Earnings:

   
     

   Earnings (loss) before income taxes

$ (776)

$ (522)

   Fixed charges, from below

201 

235 

   Undistributed (earnings) losses of affiliates

(1)

   Interest capitalized

(11)

(22)

     

       Earnings (loss)

$ (586)

$ (310)

     

Fixed charges:

   

   

   Interest expense

$ 146 

$ 132 

   Portion of rental expense representative

   

       of the interest factor

55 

103 

     

   Fixed charges

$ 201 

$ 235 

     

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

(a)

(a)

     
     

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(a) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $787 million in 2002 and $545 million in 2001.