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Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 12, 2020 engine | Aug. 16, 2013 engine | Oct. 31, 2021 engine | Apr. 30, 2021 engine | Oct. 31, 2020 item | Jul. 31, 2020 item | Nov. 30, 2018 item aircraft | Dec. 31, 2017 aircraft | Nov. 30, 2015 engine | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 aircraft | Jan. 01, 2021 USD ($) | [1]
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate used to determine amount of borrowing cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.34% | 2.76% |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90,790 | $ 50,297 |  | $ 37,383 |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine | 11 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  | 13 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit notes received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,100 |  |
Accumulated amortization of credit notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225 | 241 |  | 228 |  |  |
Number of aircraft to be delivered | item |  |  |  |  | 18 | 80 | 26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 347,147 | 186,121 |  | 157,133 |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 144 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale and leaseback |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,193 | 9,668 |  | 32,695 |  |  |
Term of aircraft delivery agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of remaining owned aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 478,771 | 454,602 | [1] | 364,994 |  |  | $ 364,994
Impairment charges on rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Not later than one year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Later Than One Year And Not Later Than Two Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between two and three years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between three and four years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between four and five years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between five and six years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between six and seven years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |
Between seven and eight years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of aircraft to be delivered | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |
Lufthansa Technik AG - December 2016 Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit notes received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,500 |  |
Accumulated amortization of credit notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 452 | $ 258 |  | 245 |  |  |
Term of total support agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A320 model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  | 25 | 39 |  |  |  | 44 |
A320CEO model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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 | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |
Number of engines purchased | engine | 46 | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spare engines purchased | engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft engines to be provided maintenance services | engine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A320NEO Into A321NEO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft purchased | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |
Pre-delivery payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 166,600 | $ 55,700 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of remaining owned aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185,455 | 253,826 |  | $ 246,639 |  |  |
Spare engine leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 309 | 1,917 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of remaining owned aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 795 | 382 |  |  |  |  |
Spare engine leases | Pratt and Whitney purchase agreement (FMP) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rotable spare parts, furniture and equipment, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts paid for aircraft and spare engines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,120 | $ 19,082 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | The comparative Consolidated financial statements have been re-presented from Mexican peso to U.S. dollar to reflect the Company’s change in presentation currency.

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