Collective Bargaining Agreement, Renewal of Term Extension Period

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Collective bargaining agreements term.

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Commitments and contingencies.

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Line of credit facility outstanding borrowings.

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Number of Purchase Contracts

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Number of purchases contracts subscribed.

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Number of union organizations.

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Percentage of employees unionized.

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- Definition

Purchase Commitment, Number of Spare Engines

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- Definition

The amount of outstanding funds that the entity is obligated to repay.

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The amount of loans and advances the entity has made to customers.

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The number of personnel employed by the entity at a date.

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The amount of undrawn borrowing facilities that may be available for future operating activities and to settle capital commitments. [Refer: Capital commitments]

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Commitments and contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2022	Jan. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) organization firmOrder employee spareEngine contract	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Percentage of employees unionized				29.40%
Number of company's employees \| employee				625
Debt including current maturities				$ 1,462,691	$ 1,444,303
Credit Facilities
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Unsecured credit facilities				325,000	355,000
Debt including current maturities				$ 0
Purchase contracts
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Number of spare engines committed to purchase \| spareEngine				0
Purchase contracts \| Boeing Company
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Predelivery deposits				$ 689,100	720,500
Purchase contracts \| 2024-2028
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Number of purchase contracts \| contract				1
Number of firm orders \| firmOrder				57
Labor unions
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Percentage of employees unionized				64.20%
Number of company's employees \| employee				7,625
Number of union organizations \| organization				9
Labor unions \| Panama
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Number of union organizations \| organization				5
Collective bargaining agreements terms				4 years
Labor unions \| Colombia
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Number of union organizations \| organization				4
Labor unions \| Colombia \| ACAV
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Collective bargaining agreements terms			2 years
Labor unions \| Colombia \| SINTRATAC
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Collective bargaining agreements terms		4 years
Labor unions \| Colombia \| ACMA
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Renewal of term extension period	6 months
Labor unions \| Bottom of range \| Colombia
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Collective bargaining agreements terms				2 years
Labor unions \| Top of range \| Colombia
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Collective bargaining agreements terms				3 years
Lines of credit for working capital and letters of credit
Commitments and contingencies [line items]
Letters of credit				$ 31,300	$ 32,300