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Aircraft Under Management (Details) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) aircraft aircraft_management_platform entity joint_venture | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Number of aircraft managed | 79 |
Number of aircraft management platforms | aircraft_management_platform | 2 |
Percentage of non-controlling interest ownership, number of entities | entity | 2 |
Blackbird Capital I and Blackbird Capital II |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Number of aircraft | 34 |
Number of joint ventures participated | joint_venture | 2 |
Percentage of equity ownership | 9.50% |
Equity method investment | $ | $ 65.9 | $ 64.7
Thunderbolt Platform |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Number of aircraft | 45 |
Investment in aircraft sold | $ | $ 8.8 | $ 8.8
Thunderbolt Platform | Aircraft Held For Sale |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Number of entities which aircraft is managed | entity | 3 |
Thunderbolt II And Thunderbolt III |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of noncontrolling interest | 5.00% |

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