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Exhibit 12.1

BE Aerospace, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
(dollars in millions, except ratios)

	Quarter Ended				Fiscal Year Ended
	3/31/2008		3/31/2007		12/31/2007		12/31/2006		12/31/2005		12/31/2004			12/31/2003
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	74.6	$	45.8	$	215.1	$	90.0	$	34.3	$	(20.5	)	$	(51.5	)
Fixed charges excluding captalized interest		3.4		11.6		25.0		44.0		62.1		78.9			72.7
Total Earnings	$	78.0	$	57.4	$	240.1	$	134.0	$	96.4	$	58.4		$	21.2
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	2.9	$	10.8	$	22.3	$	40.7	$	57.8	$	74.0		$	68.6
Rental expenses representative of an interest factor		0.3		0.4		1.5		1.3		1.3		1.4			1.1
Capitalized interest		—		—		—		—		—		—			—
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and discount		0.2		0.4		1.2		2.0		3.0		3.5			3.0
Total Fixed Charges	$	3.4	$	11.6	$	25.0	$	44.0	$	62.1	$	78.9		$	72.7
Ratio of earnings to total fixed charges		22.9		4.9		9.6		3.0		1.6		*			*

*

Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $20.5 million and $51.5 million for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.

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Exhibit 12.1

BE Aerospace, Inc. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited) (dollars in millions, except ratios)