Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Note F — Commitments and Contingencies

As of September 30, 2013, the Company leased 571 aircraft, as well as airport facilities, office space, and various other property and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases which are generally on a long-term net rent basis where the Company pays taxes, maintenance, insurance and certain other operating expenses applicable to the leased property.  The Company expects that, in the normal course of business, such operating leases that expire will be renewed or replaced by other leases.  The following table summarizes future minimum rental payments required under operating leases that had initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

October through December 2013	$	113,776
2014	381,088
2015	326,777
2016	255,287
2017	192,853
Thereafter	722,172
	$	1,991,953

Commitments.  On May 21, 2013, the Company announced that it entered into an agreement with Embraer for the purchase of 100 new E175 dual-class regional jet aircraft. Of the 100 aircraft, 40 are considered firm deliveries and the remaining 60 aircraft are considered conditional until the Company enters into capacity purchase agreements with other major airlines to operate the aircraft.  The Company anticipates taking delivery of the 40 firm aircraft in March 2014 and has scheduled delivery of the remaining aircraft covered by the order through August 2015. The table below summarizes the Company’s firm commitments as of September 30, 2013, which primarily relate to the acquisition of aircraft and related spare engines that are considered firm deliveries (in thousands):

2014	$	569,640
2015	591,368
2016	9,972
	$	1,170,980