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Net cash from aircraft and equipment purchase agreement.

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Number of aircraft sold.

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

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Payments for purchasing aircraft

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Amount of deferred income and obligation to transfer product and service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Number of aircraft operated by the carrier.

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The cash outflow for acquisition of long-lived depreciable flight assets, including owned aircraft or capital improvements.

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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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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 11, 2024 USD ($) AirCraft	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2023 USD ($) Engine	Oct. 01, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft Engine	Sep. 30, 2023 AirCraft	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) Engine AirCraft	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2022 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional revenue and liquidity									$ 10,400
Loan forgiven								$ (1,505)	$ (397)	$ 950
Number of aircrafts operated \| AirCraft								120
EDC Loan and MHIRJ Junior Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of asset								$ 27,200
American Airlines Inc. [Member] \| EDC Loan and MHIRJ Junior Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft								3
RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Buyout pricing						$ 25,000
United Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revolving loan											$ 10,500
CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft								7
CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| American Airlines Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of asset								$ 29,700
Proceeds from sale of asset								$ 2,400
CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| United Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircrafts operated \| AirCraft					24			26
UST Loan [Member] \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of asset								$ 21,000
Proceeds from sale of asset								$ 1,500
Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircrafts operated \| AirCraft								15
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of surplus engines to be sold \| Engine			12	12
Additional revenue and liquidity	$ 63,500
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft	4
Gross proceeds from sale of asset			$ 56,000	$ 56,000
Payment of debt and liquidity to fund operations and current debt obligations			$ 40,000	$ 40,000
Subsequent Event \| American Airlines Inc. [Member] \| EDC Loan and MHIRJ Junior Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft				4
Subsequent Event \| Engine Purchase Commitment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 11,500
Number of engines to be sold \| Engine				23
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of long term debt	$ 2,100
Subsequent Event \| United Capacity Purchase Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional revenue and liquidity	63,500
Repayments of long term debt	$ 10,500
Subsequent Event \| American Purchase Agreement [Member] \| EDC Loan and MHIRJ Junior Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 600
Subsequent Event \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| EDC Loan and MHIRJ Junior Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Loan forgiven				5,000
Repayments of long term debt				4,200
Proceeds from sale of asset				$ 600
Subsequent Event \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| American Airlines Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft				4
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 41,500
Proceeds from sale of asset				$ 5,700
Subsequent Event \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| American Purchase Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft				4
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 41,500
Proceeds from sale of asset				5,700
Subsequent Event \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| American Purchase Agreement [Member] \| EDC Loan and MHIRJ Junior Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Loan forgiven				5,000
Repayments of long term debt				$ 4,200
Subsequent Event \| CF34-8C Aircraft [Member] \| Engine Purchase Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of surplus engines to be sold \| Engine			12
Gross proceeds from sale of asset			$ 56,000
Payment of debt and liquidity to fund operations and current debt obligations			$ 40,000
Subsequent Event \| UST Loan [Member] \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft				4
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 12,000
Proceeds from sale of asset				$ 6,500
Subsequent Event \| UST Loan [Member] \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| Aircraft Purchase Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircraft sold \| AirCraft				4
Gross proceeds from sale of asset				$ 12,000
Proceeds from sale of asset				$ 6,500
Forecast [Member] \| CRJ-900 Aircraft [Member] \| EDC Loan and MHIRJ Junior Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Loan forgiven		$ 5,000
Repayments of long term debt		$ 4,200
Forecast [Member] \| Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Buyout price							$ 50,300
Net cash from aircraft and equipment purchase agreement							$ (12,100)
Forecast [Member] \| Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement One [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of engines \| AirCraft							30
Buyout pricing							$ 19,500
Forecast [Member] \| Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement Two [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Buyout pricing							$ 18,800
Number of airframes without engines \| AirCraft							15
Forecast [Member] \| Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| Airframe and Engine Purchase Commitments [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Net cash from aircraft and equipment purchase agreement							$ (12,100)
Forecast [Member] \| Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| Airframe and Engine Purchase Commitments [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Buyout price							$ 50,300
Forecast [Member] \| Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| Airframe and Engine Purchase Commitments [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement One [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of engines \| Engine							30
Buyout pricing							$ 19,500
Forecast [Member] \| Impact Of Pilot Shortage and Attrition [Member] \| Airframe and Engine Purchase Commitments [Member] \| RASPRO Aircraft Lease Agreement Two [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Buyout pricing							$ 18,800
Number of airframes without engines \| AirCraft							15