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Commitments and Contingencies - Firm Commitments and Options to Purchase Aircraft (Details) | Dec. 31, 2023 aircraft_commitment aircraft
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787 |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Number of Firm Commitments | aircraft_commitment | 150
Number Of Aircrafts Expected To Take Delivery [Abstract] |
2024 | 8
2025 | 18
After 2025 | 124
2024 | 7
2025 | 18
After 2025 | 125
737 MAX 8 |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Number of Firm Commitments | aircraft_commitment | 43
Number Of Aircrafts Expected To Take Delivery [Abstract] |
2024 | 43
2025 | 0
After 2025 | 0
2024 | 37
2025 | 6
After 2025 | 0
737 MAX 9 |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Number of Firm Commitments | aircraft_commitment | 34
Number Of Aircrafts Expected To Take Delivery [Abstract] |
2024 | 34
2025 | 0
After 2025 | 0
2024 | 19
2025 | 15
After 2025 | 0
737 MAX 10 |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Number of Firm Commitments | aircraft_commitment | 277
Number Of Aircrafts Expected To Take Delivery [Abstract] |
2024 | 80
2025 | 71
After 2025 | 126
2024 | 0
A321neo |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Number of Firm Commitments | aircraft_commitment | 126
Number Of Aircrafts Expected To Take Delivery [Abstract] |
2024 | 26
2025 | 38
After 2025 | 62
2024 | 25
2025 | 24
After 2025 | 77
A321XLR |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Number of Firm Commitments | aircraft_commitment | 50
Number Of Aircrafts Expected To Take Delivery [Abstract] |
2024 | 0
2025 | 8
After 2025 | 42
2024 | 0
2025 | 1
After 2025 | 49
A350 |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Number of Firm Commitments | aircraft_commitment | 45
Number Of Aircrafts Expected To Take Delivery [Abstract] |
2024 | 0
2025 | 0
After 2025 | 45
2024 | 0
2025 | 0
After 2025 | 45

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