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Commitment and Contingencies - Long Term Purchase Commitments (Details) - aircraft | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022
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Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2022 |  | 114
2023 |  | 90
2024 |  | 86
2025 |  | 86
2026 |  | 70
2027 |  | 36
2028 |  | 30
2029 |  | 50
2030 |  | 60
2031 |  | 10
Total |  | 632
-7 Firm Orders |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2022 |  | 14
2023 |  | 42
2024 |  | 30
2025 |  | 30
2026 |  | 15
2027 |  | 15
2028 |  | 15
2029 |  | 20
2030 |  | 15
2031 |  | 0
Total |  | 196
-8 Firm Orders |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2022 |  | 100
2023 |  | 48
2024 |  | 0
2025 |  | 0
2026 |  | 15
2027 |  | 15
2028 |  | 15
2029 |  | 30
2030 |  | 45
2031 |  | 10
Total |  | 278
Other Commitment, Number Of Aircrafts To Be Delivered |  | 35
-8 Firm Orders | Forecast |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Other Commitment, Number Of Aircrafts To Be Delivered | 31 |
-7 or -8 Options |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
2022 |  | 0
2023 |  | 0
2024 |  | 56
2025 |  | 56
2026 |  | 40
2027 |  | 6
2028 |  | 0
2029 |  | 0
2030 |  | 0
2031 |  | 0
Total |  | 158

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