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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2019 aircraft | Jun. 30, 2019 aircraft | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) aircraft item | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
Minimum aircraft delivery delays that could trigger lessee cancellation clauses (in years) |  |  | 1 year |
Commitments for the acquisition of the aircraft and other equipment |  |  |  |
2019 | $ |  |  | $ 771,134 |
2020 | $ |  |  | 6,419,215 |
2021 | $ |  |  | 6,647,270 |
2022 | $ |  |  | 4,750,559 |
2023 | $ |  |  | 3,678,420 |
Thereafter | $ |  |  | 225,142 |
Total | $ |  |  | $ 22,491,740 |
Aircrafts |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 9 |
2020 |  |  | 80 |
2021 |  |  | 94 |
2022 |  |  | 68 |
2023 |  |  | 60 |
Thereafter |  |  | 5 |
Total |  |  | 316 |
Additional commitments under memorandums of understanding |  | 100 |  |
Commitments for the acquisition of the aircraft and other equipment |  |  |  |
Deposit Assets | $ |  |  | $ 1,600,000 | $ 1,800,000
Airbus A321 XLR |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
Additional commitments under memorandums of understanding |  | 27 |  |
Airbus A320/321neo |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 7 |
2020 |  |  | 28 |
2021 |  |  | 32 |
2022 |  |  | 25 |
2023 |  |  | 25 |
Total |  |  | 117 |
Number of long-range variants | item |  |  | 56 |
Additional commitments under memorandums of understanding |  | 23 |  |
Airbus A220 |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
Additional commitments under memorandums of understanding |  | 50 |  |
Memorandums of understanding commitment additional options |  | 25 |  |
Airbus A330-900neo |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 1 |
2020 |  |  | 3 |
2021 |  |  | 3 |
2022 |  |  | 6 |
2023 |  |  | 3 |
Total |  |  | 16 |
Airbus A350-900/1000 |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 3 |
2021 |  |  | 6 |
2022 |  |  | 3 |
2023 |  |  | 2 |
Total |  |  | 14 |
Boeing 737-7/8/9 MAX |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 31 |
2021 |  |  | 46 |
2022 |  |  | 28 |
2023 |  |  | 25 |
Thereafter |  |  | 5 |
Total |  |  | 135 |
Boeing 787-9/10 |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  | 1 |
2020 |  |  | 15 |
2021 |  |  | 7 |
2022 |  |  | 6 |
2023 |  |  | 5 |
Total |  |  | 34 |
Boeing 787-9 Aircraft |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
Aircraft commitments converted | 5 |  |  |
Airbus A330-300 |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
Additional purchase commitments |  |  | 1 |
Airbus A350-1000 | Maximum |  |  |  |
Commitments for the acquisition of the aircraft and other equipment |  |  |  |
Aircraft to be acquired under non-binding commitment |  |  | 5 |
B-737-Max |  |  |  |
Commitments to acquire aircraft |  |  |  |
Aircraft commitments converted | 15 |  |  |
Boeing 737-8 MAX Aircraft | Maximum |  |  |  |
Commitments for the acquisition of the aircraft and other equipment |  |  |  |
Aircraft to be acquired under non-binding commitment |  |  | 45 |

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