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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases as of June 30, 2013 and the periods in which payments are due were as follows: 
 
Operating Lease Obligations
 
(in thousands)
Remainder of 2013
$
98,033

2014
188,853

2015
183,716

2016
173,323

2017
149,688

2018 and thereafter
529,144

Total minimum lease payments
$
1,322,757

Employee groups and status of the collective bargaining agreements
The table below sets forth our employee groups and status of the collective bargaining agreements as of June 30, 2013.
Employee Groups
  
Representative
  
Amendable Date
 
Percentage of Workforce
Pilots
  
Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA)
  
August 2015
 
23%
Flight Attendants
  
Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA)
  
August 2007
 
34%
Dispatchers
  
Transport Workers Union (TWU)
  
July 2012
 
1%