EX-12.1 2 a2151224zex-12_1.htm EXHIBIT 12.1

Exhibit 12.1

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

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Earnings:                                
  Income before income taxes   $ 76,822   $ 175,439   $ 95,024   $ 41,915   $ (21,569 )
  Less: capitalized interest     (8,874 )   (5,203 )   (5,325 )   (8,043 )   (4,487 )
  Add:                                
    Fixed charges     113,229     78,829     53,126     39,329     17,978  
    Amortization of capitalized interest     604     471     304     71     19  
   
 
 
 
 
 
      Adjusted earnings   $ 181,781   $ 249,536   $ 143,129   $ 73,272   $ (8,059 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Interest expense   $ 51,856   $ 27,850   $ 20,339   $ 13,816   $ 7,328  
  Amortization of debt costs     1,622     1,047     670     316     67  
  Rent expense representative of interest     59,751     49,932     32,117     25,197     10,583  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Total fixed charges   $ 113,229   $ 78,829   $ 53,126   $ 39,329   $ 17,978  
   
 
 
 
 
 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)

 

 

1.61

 

 

3.17

 

 

2.69

 

 

1.86

 

 


 
   
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $26.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2000.