Assets held for sale not part of disposal group current and non current.

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Gross Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets

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Number of aircraft eligible to be classified as assets held for sale.

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Number of aircraft held for sale.

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Number of aircraft leased to third party.

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Number of aircraft sold.

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Number of surplus aircraft to be sold.

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Number of surplus engines to be sold

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Payment of debt and liquidity to fund operations and current debt obligations.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group, expected to be sold within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail)				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail)	Jan. 11, 2024 AirCraft	Dec. 01, 2023 USD ($) Engine	Oct. 01, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft Engine	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) AirCraft
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Asset impairment					$ 54,343,000	$ 171,824,000
Aircraft held for sale current					57,722,000
Aircraft held for sale					$ 12,000,000	$ 73,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft	4
Gross proceeds from sale of asset		$ 56,000,000	$ 56,000,000
Number of surplus engines to be sold \| Engine		12	12
Payment of debt and liquidity to fund operations and current debt obligations		$ 40,000,000	$ 40,000,000
CRJ-700
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale \| AirCraft						8
Number of aircraft leased to third party \| AirCraft					2
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft					8
Gross proceeds from sale of asset					$ 40,000,000
Proceeds from sale of asset					$ 8,000,000
CRJ-900 [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale \| AirCraft					15	11
Number of aircraft eligible to be classified as assets held for sale \| AirCraft					14
Asset impairment					$ 0
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft				4	7
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 12,000,000	$ 21,000,000
Proceeds from sale of asset					1,500,000
Assets held for sale with a net book value					69,700,000
Aircraft held for sale current					57,700,000
Aircraft held for sale					$ 12,000,000
CRJ-900 [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale \| AirCraft					7
CRJ-900 [Member] \| American Airlines Inc. [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft					3
Number of surplus aircraft to be sold \| AirCraft					7
Gross proceeds from sale of asset					$ 29,700,000
Proceeds from sale of asset					$ 2,400,000
CRJ-900 [Member] \| American Airlines Inc. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft			4
Gross proceeds from sale of asset			$ 41,500,000
Proceeds from sale of asset			$ 5,700,000
CRJ-200 [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale \| AirCraft						1