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Number of aircraft removed.

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Number of airframes without engines.

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Number of engines.

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Number of surplus engines to be sold

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Payments for purchasing aircraft

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions											3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2024 AirCraft	Jun. 30, 2024 AirCraft	May 31, 2024 AirCraft	May 29, 2024 USD ($) Engine	May 21, 2024 AirCraft	Apr. 30, 2024 AirCraft	Apr. 22, 2024 AirCraft	Apr. 15, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2024 USD ($) Engine Airframes	Jan. 11, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 Airframes	Mar. 31, 2024 Airframes AirCraft
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sale of asset											$ 15.9
Gross proceeds from sale of asset											54.2
C R J900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft to be removed \| AirCraft													2
Number of airframes without engines \| Airframes												11	11
Net proceeds from sale of asset											15.9
Gross proceeds from sale of asset											54.2
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of long term debt										$ 2.1
Subsequent Event [Member] \| CF34-8C Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of surplus engines to be sold \| Engine				9
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 8.8
Subsequent Event [Member] \| C R J900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft to be removed \| AirCraft			1		1	2
United Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of long term debt										10.5
United Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit											$ 10.5
United [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of long term debt										$ 10.5
Forecast [Member] \| C R J900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft to be removed \| AirCraft	2	2
Purchase agreement [Member] \| C R J900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft to be removed \| AirCraft													10
Purchase agreement [Member] \| Additional CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft to be removed \| AirCraft													6
RASPRO Asset Purchase and Sale [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of airframes without engines \| Airframes									6
Number of engines \| Engine									15
Net proceeds from sale of asset									$ 16.4
Impact of Pilot Shortage and Transition of Operations to United [Member] \| RASPRO Letter Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Buyout price								$ 50.3
Number of airframes without engines \| AirCraft							15
Number of engines \| AirCraft							30