// Who else leased aircraft to UAL, Victoria Secrets? Disney writes off $114 mln on United plane leases = = = = Monday December 23, 4:54 PM EST = LOS ANGELES, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co. said on Monday it wou= ld take an $83 million charge and write off its investment in airplanes l= eased to UAL Corp.'s(UAL) United Airlines since the carrier had declared = bankruptcy. Entertainment conglomerate Disney said in a statement it would write off = a $114 million investment and take an after-tax charge of $83 million, or= 4 cents per share, in its fiscal first quarter ending Dec. 31. UAL filed= for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 9. "Based on United's recent bankruptcy filing, the company believes it is u= nlikely that it will recover this investment," Disney said. Disney retains investments of about $175 million in planes leased by Delt= a Air Lines Inc. (DAL) and FedEx Corp.(FDX). Earlier on Monday, postage meter maker Pitney Bowes (PBI) announced a cha= rge of $100 million related to leases with United and US Airways Group In= c.(UAWGQ). On Saturday, US Airways Group filed its reorganization plan. T= he company had filed for bankruptcy protection in August. = =A92002 Reuters Limited. = Roger EWROPS