COMMITMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases and Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligtaions

Future minimum fixed payments for commitments (in millions):

September 30, 2015	Aircraft Commitments		Capacity Purchase Agreements (CPA)		Aircraft Leases(a)		Facility Leases
Remainder of 2015	$	51	$	16	$	13	$	25
2016	601		67		112		98
2017	544		58		103		93
2018	428		60		98		43
2019	372		64		90		41
Thereafter	650		623		548		209
Total	$	2,646	$	888	$	964	$	509

^(a)   Includes embedded leases under the CPA with SkyWest.