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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2020 Air-craft | Dec. 11, 2019 Engine | Nov. 26, 2019 Air-craft | Nov. 25, 2019 Air-craft | Aug. 28, 2019 Air-craft | Sep. 30, 2019 Air-craft
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircrafts operated |  |  |  |  |  | 145
Number of leased aircraft |  |  |  |  |  | 18
Number of additional aircraft permanently withdrawn due to company's failure to meet certain performance metrics |  |  |  |  | 2 |
American Airlines Inc. [Member] | Scenario Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of deferred aircraft elected to remove | 1 |  |  |  |  |
E-175 Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircrafts operated |  |  |  |  |  | 60
CRJ-700 Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircrafts operated |  |  |  |  |  | 20
Subsequent Event [Member] | American Airlines Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional aircraft permanently withdrawn due to company's failure to meet certain performance metrics |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-175LL Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional aircrafts |  |  | 20 |  |  |
Number of years in operation |  |  | 12 years |  |  |
Number of aircrafts operated |  |  | 80 |  |  |
Termination of aircraft operation, description |  |  | Commencing five (5) years after the actual in-service date, United has the right to remove the new E175LL aircraft from service by giving the Company 90 days or more notice, subject to certain conditions, including the payment of certain wind-down expenses plus, if removed prior to the ten (10) year anniversary of the in-service date, certain accelerated margin payments. |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-175 Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional aircrafts |  |  | 18 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | E-175 Aircraft [Member] | United [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircrafts operated |  |  | 42 |  |  |
Aircraft lease extension period |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | CRJ-700 Aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of leased aircraft |  |  | 20 |  |  |
Aircraft lease term |  |  | 7 years |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | CRJ-700 Aircraft [Member] | United [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aircraft lease term |  |  | 7 years |  |  |
Right to purchase aircraft at fair market value |  |  | 20 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | CF34-8C5 Engine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of new spare engines to be acquired | Engine |  | 20 |  |  |  |
New spare engines delivery month and year description |  | The Company expects to take delivery of the engines between August 2020 and December 2021. |  |  |  |

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