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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives and Residual Values (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Aircraft |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated Useful Life | 25 years
Residual Value | 20.00%
Inflight entertainment systems |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Residual Value | 0.00%
Aircraft parts |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Residual Value | 10.00%
Flight equipment leasehold improvements |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Residual Value | 0.00%
Ground property and equipment |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Residual Value | 0.00%
Leasehold improvements—other |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Residual Value | 0.00%
Buildings on leased land |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Residual Value | 0.00%
E190 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Residual Value | 12.00%
Minimum | Inflight entertainment systems |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated Useful Life | 5 years
Minimum | Ground property and equipment |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated Useful Life | 2 years
Minimum | E190 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated Useful Life | 0 years
Maximum | Inflight entertainment systems |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated Useful Life | 10 years
Maximum | Ground property and equipment |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated Useful Life | 10 years
Maximum | E190 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated Useful Life | 2 years

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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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