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Flight equipment held for operating leases, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of movements in flight equipment held for operating leases

Movements in flight equipment held for operating leases during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

			Year Ended December 31,
			2020						2019
Net book value at beginning of period			$	35,870,781					$	35,052,335
Additions			2,108,539						4,621,821
Depreciation			(1,620,185)						(1,650,450)
Disposals and transfers to held for sale			(169,503)						(1,940,133)
Transfers to investment in finance and sales-type leases, net/other assets			(46,623)						(143,409)
Impairment (Note 22)			(986,559)						(69,383)
Net book value at end of period			$	35,156,450					$	35,870,781
Accumulated depreciation and impairment as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively			$	(9,825,647)					$	(7,526,636)

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