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Exhibit 12.1
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in millions, except ratios)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Earnings:
                               
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ 23     $ (10 )   $ 79     $ (39 )
Less: capitalized interest
    (2 )     (15 )     (6 )     (43 )
Add:
                               
Fixed charges
    78       96       230       268  
Amortization of capitalized interest
                1       1  
 
                       
Adjusted earnings
  $ 99     $ 71     $ 304     $ 187  
 
                       
 
                               
Fixed charges:
                               
Interest expense
  $ 48     $ 60     $ 142     $ 172  
Amortization of debt costs
    2       7       6       10  
Rent expense representative of interest
    28       29       82       86  
 
                       
Total fixed charges
  $ 78     $ 96     $ 230     $ 268  
 
                       
 
                               
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)
    1.28             1.33        
 
                       
 
(1)   Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $25 and $81 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.