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Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2017 aircraft | Aug. 16, 2013 engine | Aug. 27, 2012 USD ($) | Aug. 27, 2012 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 engine | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($) engine item | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) engine | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($) engine | Dec. 31, 2015 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 aircraft
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 496,291 |  | $ 496,253 | $ 425,439 |
Number of aircraft purchased | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit notes received |  |  |  |  | $ 3,060 | $ 58,530 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization of credit notes | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,219 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,219 |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  | 29 | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 127,778 | $ 2,521,752 |  | $ 2,198,697 | 1,403,863 |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 109 |  |  |  |  |  | 109 |  |  |  |
Term of aircraft delivery agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years | 9 years |  |  |  |
Within one year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Between one year and two years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |
Between two and three years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |
Between three and four years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |
Between four and five years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |
Between five and six years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |
Between six and seven years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |
Between seven and eight years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |
Between eight and nine years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |
Lufthansa Technik AG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit notes received |  |  | $ 3,500 | $ 46,461 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization of credit notes | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,580 |  | $ 9,292 |  | $ 9,292 |  | $ 6,580 |  | 9,292 | $ 9,292 |
Term of total support agreement |  |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lufthansa Technik AG - December 2016 Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit notes received |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500 | $ 28,110 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization of credit notes | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,961 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,961 |  |  |  |
Term of total support agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66 months | 66 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A320 model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44
A320CEO model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Number of engines purchased | engine |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A320NEO model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased | 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
Number of engines purchased | engine |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A321NEO model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-delivery payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90,000 | 1,707,805 | $ 82,700 | 1,345,081 |  |
Aircraft spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,795 |  | $ 1,337 |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 323,025 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of major components | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Limited life parts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |

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