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Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting of any services that were granted specific
pre-approval.
On a periodic basis, the Audit Committee reviews the status of services and fees incurred
year-to-date and a list of newly pre-approved services since its last regularly scheduled meeting. Our
Audit Committee has considered whether the 2008 non-audit services provided by Deloitte & Touche
LLP are compatible with maintaining auditor independence.
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2008 and
2007 are as follows:
Service 2008 2007
AuditFees.............................................. $3,807,300 $3,420,740
Audit-Related Fees ....................................... 2,065,479 1,266,400
TaxFees................................................ 384,850 546,005
AllOtherFees........................................... 165,800 165,800
Total ................................................. $6,423,429 $5,398,945
AUDIT FEES
Fees for audit services related to 2008 and 2007 consist of audits of the Company’s consolidated
financial statements, limited reviews of the Company’s consolidated quarterly financial statements,
statutory audits of the Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges and statutory audits of certain subsidiaries’
financial statements. The 2008 and 2007 audit fees also include the impact of the attestation work
performed by Deloitte & Touche related to Sarbanes-Oxley.
AUDIT-RELATED FEES
Fees for audit-related services billed in 2008 and 2007 consisted of audits of the maintenance
operation center, employee benefit plans and the United Airlines Foundation.
TAX FEES
Fees for tax services in 2008 and 2007 consisted of assistance with tax issues in certain foreign
jurisdictions, tax consultation and bankruptcy tax assistance.
ALL OTHER FEES
Fees for all other services billed in 2008 and 2007 consisted of the preparation of employee payroll
tax filings.
All of the services in 2008 and 2007 under the Audit Related, Tax and All Other Fees categories
above have been approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(c) of Rule 2-01 of
Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act.
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