Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Operating Aircraft Leases

As of March 31, 2017, the Company's aircraft orders consisted of the following:

	Airbus
	A320ceo	A320neo	A321ceo	Total
remainder of 2017	6		8	14
2018	5		5	10
2019	1	14		15
2020		16		16
2021		18		18
	12	48	13	73

Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year at March 31, 2017 were as follows:

		Aircraft and Spare Engine Leases		Property Facility Leases		Total Operating Lease Obligations
	(in thousands)
remainder of 2017		$	164,411	$	30,615	$	195,026
2018		206,845		39,626		246,471
2019		188,212		32,076		220,288
2020		180,235		20,144		200,379
2021		170,613		9,589		180,202
2022 and thereafter		570,087		55,572		625,659
Total minimum lease payments		$	1,480,403	$	187,622	$	1,668,025

Employee groups and status of the collective bargaining agreements

The table below sets forth the Company's employee groups and status of the collective bargaining agreements as of March 31, 2017.

Employee Groups	Representative	Amendable Date	Percentage of Workforce
Pilots	Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA)	August 2015	26%
Flight Attendants	Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA)	May 2021	42%
Dispatchers	Transport Workers Union (TWU)	August 2018	1%
Ramp Service Agents	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW)	June 2020	4%