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Exhibit 12.1


JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (in thousands)

 
  Year Ended December 31,
   
 
 
  Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2003

 
 
  1998
  1999
  2000
  2001
  2002
 
Earnings:                                      
  Income (loss) before income taxes   $ (786 ) $ (13,531 ) $ (21,569 ) $ 41,915   $ 95,024   $ 95,503  
  Less: Capitalized interest         (705 )   (4,487 )   (8,043 )   (5,325 )   (2,732 )
  Add:                                      
    Fixed charges     5     1,059     17,978     39,329     53,126     35,479  
    Amortization of capitalized interest             19     71     304     225  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Adjusted earnings   $ (781 ) $ (13,177 ) $ (8,059 ) $ 73,272   $ 143,129   $ 128,475  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Interest expense   $   $ 705   $ 7,328   $ 13,816   $ 20,339   $ 11,758  
  Amortization of debt costs             67     316     670     459  
  Rent expense representative of interest     5     354     10,583     25,197     32,117     23,262  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total fixed charges   $ 5   $ 1,059   $ 17,978   $ 39,329   $ 53,126   $ 35,479  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges     (1)   (1)   (1)   1.86     2.69     3.62  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $0.8 million, $14.2 million, and $26.0 million for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000, respectively.



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