Exhibit 12.1
United Continental Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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(In millions, except ratios) | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Earnings (losses): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes | | | | | | $ | 1,419 | | | $ | 3,819 | | | $ | 4,219 | | | $ | 1,128 | | | $ | 539 | | | $ | (724) | |
Add (deduct): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed charges, from below | | | | | | | 684 | | | | 1,370 | | | | 1,428 | | | | 1,648 | | | | 1,629 | | | | 1,526 | |
Amortization of capitalized interest | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 11 | | | | 12 | | | | 12 | | | | 11 | | | | 9 | |
Distributed earnings of affiliates | | | | | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Interest capitalized | | | | | | | (44) | | | | (72) | | | | (49) | | | | (52) | | | | (49) | | | | (37) | |
Equity (earnings) loss in affiliates | | | | | | | 3 | | | | — | | | | (2) | | | | (1) | | | | (1) | | | | (4) | |
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Earnings as adjusted | | | | | | $ | 2,066 | | | $ | 5,129 | | | $ | 5,609 | | | $ | 2,736 | | | $ | 2,129 | | | $ | 770 | |
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Fixed charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | | | | $ | 308 | | | $ | 614 | | | $ | 669 | | | $ | 735 | | | $ | 783 | | | $ | 835 | |
Portion of rent expense representative of the interest factor (a) | | | | | | | 376 | | | | 756 | | | | 759 | | | | 913 | | | | 846 | | | | 691 | |
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Fixed charges | | | | | | $ | 684 | | | $ | 1,370 | | | $ | 1,428 | | | $ | 1,648 | | | $ | 1,629 | | | $ | 1,526 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | | | | | 3.02 | | | | 3.74 | | | | 3.93 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.31 | | | | (b) | |
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(a) Imputed interest applied to rent expense.
(b) Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $756 million in 2012.