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Operating leases (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2015 engine | Aug. 31, 2015 aircraft | Dec. 31, 2016 engine aircraft | Dec. 31, 2017 engine aircraft | Dec. 31, 2016 engine aircraft item | Dec. 31, 2015 engine aircraft
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft leased |  |  | 69 | 71 | 69 | 56
Number of spare engines leased | engine |  |  | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6
Number of aircraft incorporated to fleet |  |  |  | 5 | 17 | 7
Number of aircraft returned to respective lessors |  |  |  | 3 | 4 | 1
Number of aircraft with lease term extended |  | 3 |  | 3 | 2 |
Number of aircraft spare engines with lease term extended | engine |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of aircraft spare engines to be leased | item |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine | 3 |  | 2 |  | 2 |
Airbus purchase agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft incorporated to fleet |  |  |  | 1 | 8 | 5
Lessor's aircraft order book |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft incorporated to fleet |  |  |  | 4 | 9 | 2
Effective from 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft with lease term extended |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Effective from 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft with lease term extended |  | 2 |  |  |  |
A319 Model 132 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft leased |  |  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6
A319 Model 133 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft leased |  |  | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12
A320 Model 233 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft leased |  |  | 39 | 39 | 39 | 32
A320 Model 232 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft leased |  |  | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4
A320NEO Model 271N |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft leased |  |  | 1 | 6 | 1 |
A321 Model 231 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft leased |  |  | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2
V2500 Model V2527M-A5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines leased | engine |  |  | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3
V2500 Model V2527E-A5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines leased | engine |  |  | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3
V2500 Model V2527-A5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines leased | engine |  |  | 4 | 2 | 4 |

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