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In December 2009, the Company announced its intention to place a widebody aircraft order for 25 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft and 25 Airbus A350
XWB aircraft, with future purchase rights for an additional 50 planes of each aircraft type, subject to the availability of such aircraft at the time of exercise of the
future purchase rights. On February 19, 2010, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with The Boeing Company for the 25 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
aircraft. The Company’s order for the 25 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft is subject to the completion of a definitive written agreement that is expected to be finalized
in the first quarter of 2010.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
UAL and United each maintain controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or
submitted by UAL and United to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods
specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The management of UAL and United, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, performed an evaluation to conclude with reasonable assurance that UAL’s and United’s disclosure controls and procedures were designed and
operating effectively to report the information each company is required to disclose in the reports they file with the SEC on a timely basis. Based on that
evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of UAL and United have concluded that as of December 31, 2009, disclosure controls and
procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting during the Quarter Ended December 31, 2009
There were no changes in UAL’s or United’s internal control over financial reporting during their most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, their internal control over financial reporting.
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