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Passenger and Ground Handling Revenues (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
E175 [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft delivered | 14
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Term of agreement | 5 years 3 months 18 days
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Term of agreement | 4 years 1 month 6 days
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 36
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 57
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | CRJ 700 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 19
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | CRJ 700 [Member] | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 41
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | CRJ 900 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 32
Delta Connection Agreements [Member] | CRJ 900 [Member] | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 28
United Express Agreements [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Term of agreement | 3 years 2 months 12 days
United Express Agreements [Member] | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Term of agreement | 3 years 2 months 12 days
United Express Agreements [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 61
United Express Agreements [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 14
United Express Agreements [Member] | CRJ 700 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 70
United Express Agreements [Member] | EMB 120 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 9
United Express Agreements [Member] | E175 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 14
United Express Agreements [Member] | ERJ 145 [Member] | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 234
United Express Agreements [Member] | ERJ135 | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 9
Prorate Agreement [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Notice period for termination of agreement | 120 days
Prorate Agreement [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 10
Prorate Agreement [Member] | EMB 120 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 7
United Express Prorate Agreement [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Notice period for termination of agreement | 120 days
United Express Prorate Agreement [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 21
United Express Prorate Agreement [Member] | EMB 120 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 20
Alaska Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member] | CRJ 700 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 9
US Airways Express Agreement [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 10
US Airways Express Agreement [Member] | CRJ 900 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 4
US Airways Express Prorate Agreement [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Notice period for termination of agreement | 120 days
US Airways Express Prorate Agreement [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 1
American Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 12
American Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member] | CRJ 200 [Member] | ExpressJet [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 11
American Prorate Agreement | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Notice period for termination of agreement | 120 days
American Prorate Agreement | CRJ 200 [Member] | Sky West Airlines Inc [Member] |
Agreements with other airlines |
Number of aircraft under contract | 4

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