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Accrued maintenance liability (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Schedule of Movements in Accrued Maintenance Liability | Movements in accrued maintenance liability during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
Accrued maintenance liability at beginning of period | $ | 3,327,347 |  |  | $ | 2,863,730 |
Maintenance payments received | 969,885 |  |  | 920,932 |
Maintenance payments returned | (248,634) |  |  | (248,017) |
Release to income upon sale | (142,276) |  |  | (31,758) |
Release to income other than upon sale | (227,385) |  |  | (163,405) |
Lessor contribution, top ups and other | (144,549) |  |  | (14,135) |
Accrued maintenance liability at end of period | $ | 3,534,388 |  |  | $ | 3,327,347 |

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