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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 Engine | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Engine Lawsuit | Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)
IPO [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitment Excluding Longterm Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action lawsuits | Lawsuit |  | 2 |  |
Superior Court of State of Arizona [Member] | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitment Excluding Longterm Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action lawsuits | Lawsuit |  | 1 |  |
U.S. District Court of Arizona [Member] | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitment Excluding Longterm Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of putative class action lawsuits | Lawsuit |  | 1 |  |
Forward Purchase Contract [Member] | Heart Aerospace Incorporated [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitment Excluding Longterm Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchase commitment amount | $ |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000.0 |
CF34-8C5 or CF34-8E5 Engines [Member] | Letter Agreement No. 13-3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitment Excluding Longterm Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of new spare engines to be acquired |  | 10 |  |
New spare engines delivery month and year description |  | We agreed to purchase and take delivery of ten (10) new CF34-8C5 or CF34-8E5 engines with delivery dates starting from July 1, 2021 through November 1, 2022. The total purchase commitment related to these ten (10) engines is approximately $52.2 million. |  |
Purchase commitment amount | $ |  | $ 52,200,000 |  |
Number of additional spare engines to be acquired beyond 2022 |  | 10 |  |
Number of new spare engines purchased |  | 5 |  |
CF34-8C5 or CF34-8E5 Engines [Member] | Letter Agreement No. 13-3 [Member] | Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitment Excluding Longterm Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of new spare engines to be delivered | 5 |  |  |
eVTOL Aircraft [Member] | Forward Purchase Contract [Member] | Archer Aviation, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase Commitment Excluding Longterm Commitment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Purchase commitment amount | $ |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000.0

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